Definition of drone

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Drone (n.) To utter or make a low, dull, monotonous, humming or murmuring sound..

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Patron :: Patron (n.) See Padrone, 2..
Snail :: Snail (n.) Hence, a drone; a slow-moving person or thing..
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..
Padrone :: Padrone (n.) A patron; a protector.
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..
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..
Burden :: Burden (n.) The drone of a bagpipe.
Slug :: Slug (n.) A drone; a slow, lazy fellow; a sluggard..
Drone :: Drone (v. i.) A monotonous bass, as in a pastoral composition..
Faburden :: Faburden (n.) A species of counterpoint with a drone bass.
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..
Dog Bee :: Dog bee () A male or drone bee.
Mopus :: Mopus (n.) A mope; a drone.
Sleeper :: Sleeper (n.) One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy person..
Padrone :: Padrone (n.) The master of a small coaster in the Mediterranean.
Lubber :: Lubber (n.) A heavy, clumsy, or awkward fellow; a sturdy drone; a clown..
Padrones :: Padrones (pl. ) of Padron.
Squail :: Squadroned (a.) Formed into squadrons, or squares..
Padrone :: Padrone (n.) A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Italian laborers, street musicians, etc..
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