Drone

drOn, n. the male of the honey-bee one who lives on the labour of others, like the dronebee a lazy, tdle fellow. [A.S. dran the bee 13 and Ger. drone, Sans druna Gr. an threne, Dan. drone, din, a rumbling noise.] Drone, drfln, v to make a low humming sound. Drone, drGn, «. the largest tube of the bagpipe. [From the sound —