Definition of drone

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

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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..
Drone :: Drone (n.) To utter or make a low, dull, monotonous, humming or murmuring sound..
Lubber :: Lubber (n.) A heavy, clumsy, or awkward fellow; a sturdy drone; a clown..
Padrone :: Padrone (n.) A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Italian laborers, street musicians, etc..
Drone Fly :: Drone fly () A dipterous insect (Eristalis tenax), resembling the drone bee. See Eristalis..
Sluggard :: Sluggard (n.) A person habitually lazy, idle, and inactive; a drone..
Drone :: Drone (v. i.) One who lives on the labors of others; a lazy, idle fellow; a sluggard..
Eristalis :: Eristalis (n.) A genus of dipterous insects whose young (called rat-tailed larvae) are remarkable for their long tapering tail, which spiracles at the tip, and for their ability to live in very impure and salt waters; -- also called drone fly..
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..
Ladrone :: Ladrone (n.) A robber; a pirate; hence, loosely, a rogue or rascal..
Mopus :: Mopus (n.) A mope; a drone.
Quinhydrone :: Quinhydrone (n.) A green crystalline substance formed by the union of quinone with hydroquinone, or as an intermediate product in the oxidation of hydroquinone or the reduction of quinone..
Drone :: Drone (v. i.) A monotonous bass, as in a pastoral composition..
Sleeper :: Sleeper (n.) One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy person..
Burden :: Burden (n.) The drone of a bagpipe.
Drone :: Drone (n.) To love in idleness; to do nothing.
Padrone :: Padrone (n.) The master of a small coaster in the Mediterranean.
Patron :: Patron (n.) See Padrone, 2..
Drony :: Drony (a.) Like a drone; sluggish; lazy.
Drone :: Drone (v. i.) A humming or deep murmuring sound.
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