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From the glares he gave the halls, the others knew that, had he his own way, the fire-drake would have seen the icy portion of this citadel reduced to a lake.
LEGENDS OF THE DRAGONREALM Richard A. Knaak 2009
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From the glares he gave the halls, the others knew that, had he his own way, the fire-drake would have seen the icy portion of this citadel reduced to a lake.
LEGENDS OF THE DRAGONREALM Richard A. Knaak 2009
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From the glares he gave the halls, the others knew that, had he his own way, the fire-drake would have seen the icy portion of this citadel reduced to a lake.
LEGENDS OF THE DRAGONREALM Richard A. Knaak 2009
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Moreover, he bade one of those present fetch him an Ifrit of the Flying Jinn; and he did so incontinently; whereupon quoth Abu al-Ruwaysh to the fire-drake, “What is thy name!”
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He was a fire-drake, not large for a dragon, but versatile, because he could traverse caves, even when they extended under water.
Isle of View Anthony, Piers 1990
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Went lowering with fury to look at the fire-drake:
Beowulf An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem Lesslie [Translator] Hall
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{The fire-drake.} 65 Dragon, to govern, who guarded a treasure,
Beowulf An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem Lesslie [Translator] Hall
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Beowulf in the fatal struggle with the fire-drake.
Beowulf An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem Lesslie [Translator] Hall
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Thence he fared east into Adalsyssla, and there he slew a flying fire-drake.
The Story of Burnt Njal: the great Icelandic tribune, jurist, and counsellor Unknown
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Smiting the fire-drake with sword that was precious,
Beowulf An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem Lesslie [Translator] Hall
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(noun) - (1) A mythical creature belonging to Germanic superstition. One who is fond of fighting. An alchemist's assistant. A fireman.
--Sir James Murray's New English Dictionary, 1901
(2) A fiery dragon . . . applied to a man with a red nose. Henry VIII.
--C.T. Onions' Oxford Shakespeare Glossary, 1911
(3) Fire-drakes, men with a phenix for their badge, who extinguish fires.
--B.E.'s Dictionary of the Termes . . . of the Canting Crew, 1699
January 14, 2018