firedrake

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

firedrake
    n 1: a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as
         breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes
         wings [syn: {dragon}, {firedrake}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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