Definition of drone

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Drone (v. i.) A monotonous bass, as in a pastoral composition..

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Dorr :: Dorr (n.) The dorbeetle; also, a drone or an idler. See 1st Dor..
Faburden :: Faburden (n.) A species of counterpoint with a drone bass.
Padrones :: Padrones (pl. ) of Padron.
Drone :: Drone (v. i.) The male of bees, esp. of the honeybee. It gathers no honey. See Honeybee..
Drone :: Drone (v. i.) That which gives out a grave or monotonous tone or dull sound; as: (a) A drum. [Obs.] Halliwell. (b) The part of the bagpipe containing the two lowest tubes, which always sound the key note and the fifth..
Hum :: Hum (n.) A low monotonous noise, as of bees in flight, of a swiftly revolving top, of a wheel, or the like; a drone; a buzz..
Dronepipe :: Dronepipe (n.) One of the low-toned tubes of a bagpipe.
Ladrone :: Ladrone (n.) A robber; a pirate; hence, loosely, a rogue or rascal..
Slug :: Slug (n.) A drone; a slow, lazy fellow; a sluggard..
Proa :: Proa (n.) A sailing canoe of the Ladrone Islands and Malay Archipelago, having its lee side flat and its weather side like that of an ordinary boat. The ends are alike. The canoe is long and narrow, and is kept from overturning by a cigar-shaped log attached to a frame extending several feet to windward. It has been called the flying proa, and is the swiftest sailing craft known..
Burden :: Burden (n.) The drone of a bagpipe.
Drone :: Drone (v. i.) One who lives on the labors of others; a lazy, idle fellow; a sluggard..
Drone :: Drone (n.) To utter or make a low, dull, monotonous, humming or murmuring sound..
Sluggard :: Sluggard (n.) A person habitually lazy, idle, and inactive; a drone..
Padrone :: Padrone (n.) A patron; a protector.
Dog Bee :: Dog bee () A male or drone bee.
Micronesian :: Micronesian (a.) Of or pertaining to Micronesia, a collective designation of the islands in the western part of the Pacific Ocean, embracing the Marshall and Gilbert groups, the Ladrones, the Carolines, etc..
Padrone :: Padrone (n.) A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Italian laborers, street musicians, etc..
Lubber :: Lubber (n.) A heavy, clumsy, or awkward fellow; a sturdy drone; a clown..
Padrone :: Padrone (n.) The master of a small coaster in the Mediterranean.
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