Definition of drone

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Drone (v. i.) One who lives on the labors of others; a lazy, idle fellow; a sluggard..

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Bourdon :: Bourdon (n.) A drone bass, as in a bagpipe, or a hurdy-gurdy. See Burden (of a song.).
Drone Fly :: Drone fly () A dipterous insect (Eristalis tenax), resembling the drone bee. See Eristalis..
Loord :: Loord (n.) A dull, stupid fellow; a drone..
Dronepipe :: Dronepipe (n.) One of the low-toned tubes of a bagpipe.
Patron :: Patron (n.) See Padrone, 2..
Mopus :: Mopus (n.) A mope; a drone.
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..
Burden :: Burden (n.) The drone of a bagpipe.
Ladrone :: Ladrone (n.) A robber; a pirate; hence, loosely, a rogue or rascal..
Drone :: Drone (v. i.) A humming or deep murmuring sound.
Faburden :: Faburden (n.) A species of counterpoint with a drone bass.
Drone :: Drone (n.) To utter or make a low, dull, monotonous, humming or murmuring sound..
Padrone :: Padrone (n.) A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Italian laborers, street musicians, etc..
Slug :: Slug (n.) A drone; a slow, lazy fellow; a sluggard..
Hurdy-gurdy :: Hurdy-gurdy (n.) A stringled instrument, lutelike in shape, in which the sound is produced by the friction of a wheel turned by a crank at the end, instead of by a bow, two of the strings being tuned as drones, while two or more, tuned in unison, are modulated by keys..
Drone Bee :: Drone bee () The male of the honeybee; a drone.
Sleeper :: Sleeper (n.) One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy person..
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..
Squail :: Squadroned (a.) Formed into squadrons, or squares..
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