Firedrake

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Firedrake \Fire"drake`\ (f[imac]r"dr[=a]k`), n. [AS.
     f[=y]rdraca; f[=y]r fire + draca a dragon. See {Fire}, and
     {Drake} a dragon.] [Obs.]
     1. A fiery dragon. --Beau. & Fl.
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     2. A fiery meteor; an ignis fatuus; a rocket.
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     3. A worker at a furnace or fire. --B. Jonson.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  firedrake
       n : a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as
           breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes
           wings [syn: {dragon}]