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noun
A type of Viking longship decorated with a carved dragon or serpent head on the prow.
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Synonyms: drakeship
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noun
A term of address for a dragon.
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History
From dragon + ship; calque of Old Norse drekaskip, from dreki (“dragon”) + skip (“ship”).
From dragon + -ship.
