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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Drake \Drake\, n. [Cf. F. dravik, W. drewg, darnel, cockle,
   etc.]
   Wild oats, brome grass, or darnel grass; -- called also
   drawk, dravick, and drank. [Prov. Eng.] --Dr. Prior.
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Drank \Drank\, n. [Cf. 3d Drake.]
   Wild oats, or darnel grass. See Drake a plant. [Prov. Eng.]
   --Halliwell.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Drank \Drank\, imp.
   of Drink.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Drink \Drink\ (dr[i^][ng]k), v. i. [imp. Drank (dr[a^][ng]k),
   formerly Drunk (dr[u^][ng]k); & p. p. Drunk, Drunken
   (-'n); p. pr. & vb. n. Drinking. Drunken is now rarely
   used, except as a verbal adj. in sense of habitually
   intoxicated; the form drank, not infrequently used as a p.
   p., is not so analogical.] [AS. drincan; akin to OS. drinkan,
   D. drinken, G. trinken, Icel. drekka, Sw. dricka, Dan.
   drikke, Goth. drigkan. Cf. Drench, Drunken, Drown.]
   1. To swallow anything liquid, for quenching thirst or other
      purpose; to imbibe; to receive or partake of, as if in
      satisfaction of thirst; as, to drink from a spring.
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            Gird thyself, and serve me, till have eaten and
            drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink.
                                                  --Luke xvii.
                                                  8.
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            He shall drink of the wrath the Almighty. --Job xxi.
                                                  20.
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            Drink of the cup that can not cloy.   --Keble.
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   2. To quaff exhilarating or intoxicating liquors, in
      merriment or feasting; to carouse; to revel; hence, to
      lake alcoholic liquors to excess; to be intemperate in the
      ?se of intoxicating or spirituous liquors; to tipple.
      --Pope.
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            And they drank, and were merry with him. --Gem.
                                                  xliii. 34.
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            Bolingbroke always spoke freely when he had drunk
            freely.                               --Thackeray.
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   To drink to, to salute in drinking; to wish well to, in the
      act of taking the cup; to pledge in drinking.
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            I drink to the general joy of the whole table,
            And to our dear friend Banquo.        --Shak.
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