Definition of drone

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

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Slug :: Slug (n.) A drone; a slow, lazy fellow; a sluggard..
Drone Fly :: Drone fly () A dipterous insect (Eristalis tenax), resembling the drone bee. See Eristalis..
Mopus :: Mopus (n.) A mope; a drone.
Droned :: Droned (imp. & p. p.) of Dron.
Dronish :: Dronish (a.) Like a drone; indolent; slow.
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..
Ladrone :: Ladrone (n.) A robber; a pirate; hence, loosely, a rogue or rascal..
Bourdon :: Bourdon (n.) A drone bass, as in a bagpipe, or a hurdy-gurdy. See Burden (of a song.).
Drone :: Drone (n.) To utter or make a low, dull, monotonous, humming or murmuring sound..
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..
Loord :: Loord (n.) A dull, stupid fellow; a drone..
Dronepipe :: Dronepipe (n.) One of the low-toned tubes of a bagpipe.
Padrone :: Padrone (n.) The master of a small coaster in the Mediterranean.
Padrone :: Padrone (n.) A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Italian laborers, street musicians, etc..
Drone :: Drone (v. i.) A humming or deep murmuring sound.
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..
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..
Drone Bee :: Drone bee () The male of the honeybee; a drone.
Padrone :: Padrone (n.) A patron; a protector.
Dorr :: Dorr (n.) The dorbeetle; also, a drone or an idler. See 1st Dor..
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