Defn: A monotonous bass, as in a pastoral composition.
DRONE Drone, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Droned; p. pr. & vb. n. Droning.] Etym: [Cf. (for sense 1) D. dreunen, G. dröhnen, Icel. drynja to roar, drynr a roaring, Sw. dröna to bellow, drone, Dan. dröne, Goth. drunjus sound, Gr. dhran to sound. Cf. Drone, n.]
1. To utter or make a low, dull, monotonous, humming or murmuring sound. Where the beetle wheels his droning flight. T. Gray.
2. To love in idleness; to do nothing. "Race of droning kings." Dryden.
DRONE BEE
Drone" bee`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The male of the honeybee; a drone.
DRONE FLY
Drone" fly`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A dipterous insect (Eristalis tenax), resembling the drone bee.
See Eristalis.
DRONEPIPE
Drone"pipe`, n.
Defn: One of the low-toned tubes of a bagpipe.