Definition of drone

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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..

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Sleeper :: Sleeper (n.) One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy person..
Ladrone :: Ladrone (n.) A robber; a pirate; hence, loosely, a rogue or rascal..
Drone :: Drone (v. i.) One who lives on the labors of others; a lazy, idle fellow; a sluggard..
Drone :: Drone (v. i.) A humming or deep murmuring sound.
Hum :: Hum (v. i.) To make a low, prolonged sound, like that of a bee in flight; to drone; to murmur; to buzz; as, a top hums..
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..
Loord :: Loord (n.) A dull, stupid fellow; a drone..
Padrone :: Padrone (n.) A patron; a protector.
Drone :: Drone (n.) To utter or make a low, dull, monotonous, humming or murmuring sound..
Faburden :: Faburden (n.) A species of counterpoint with a drone bass.
Burden :: Burden (n.) The drone of a bagpipe.
Drone Fly :: Drone fly () A dipterous insect (Eristalis tenax), resembling the drone bee. See Eristalis..
Dronepipe :: Dronepipe (n.) One of the low-toned tubes of a bagpipe.
Snail :: Snail (n.) Hence, a drone; a slow-moving person or thing..
Dronish :: Dronish (a.) Like a drone; indolent; slow.
Drony :: Drony (a.) Like a drone; sluggish; lazy.
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..
Mopus :: Mopus (n.) A mope; a drone.
Slug :: Slug (n.) A drone; a slow, lazy fellow; a sluggard..
Lubber :: Lubber (n.) A heavy, clumsy, or awkward fellow; a sturdy drone; a clown..
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