Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Firedrake \Fire"drake`\, n. [AS. f?rdraca; f?r fire + draca a
   dragon. See {Fire}, and {Drake} a dragon.] [Obs.]
   1. A fiery dragon. --Beau. & Fl.

   2. A fiery meteor; an ignis fatuus; a rocket.

   3. A worker at a furnace or fire. --B. Jonson.

Source : WordNet®

firedrake
     n : a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as
         breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes
         wings [syn: {dragon}]