Definition of rake

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Rake (n.) An implement consisting of a headpiece having teeth, and a long handle at right angles to it, -- used for collecting hay, or other light things which are spread over a large surface, or for breaking and smoothing the earth..

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Wale :: Wale (n.) Certain sets or strakes of the outside planking of a vessel; as, the main wales, or the strakes of planking under the port sills of the gun deck; channel wales, or those along the spar deck, etc..
Strale :: Strake (n.) A trough for washing broken ore, gravel, or sand; a launder..
Firedrake :: Firedrake (n.) A worker at a furnace or fire.
Sheldfowl :: Sheldfowl (n.) The common sheldrake.
Rake-vein :: Rake-vein (n.) See Rake, a mineral vein..
Raking :: Raking (n.) A space gone over with a rake; also, the work done, or the quantity of hay, grain, etc., collected, by going once over a space with a rake..
Brake :: Brake (v. t.) A large, heavy harrow for breaking clods after plowing; a drag..
Brake :: Brake () of Brea.
Berthing :: Berthing (n.) The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake..
Green-leek :: Green-leek (n.) An Australian parrakeet (Polytelis Barrabandi); -- called also the scarlet-breasted parrot.
Crake :: Crake (v. t. & i.) To boast; to speak loudly and boastfully.
Enfilade :: Enfilade (v. t.) To pierce, scour, or rake with shot in the direction of the length of, as a work, or a line of troops..
Land :: Land (n.) The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat; the lap of plates in an iron vessel; -- called also landing.
Rake :: Rake (v. t.) To enfilade; to fire in a direction with the length of; in naval engagements, to cannonade, as a ship, on the stern or head so that the balls range the whole length of the deck..
Kraken :: Kraken (n.) A fabulous Scandinavian sea monster, often represented as resembling an island, but sometimes as resembling an immense octopus..
Skitty :: Skitty (n.) A rail; as, the water rail (called also skitty cock, and skitty coot); the spotted crake (Porzana maruetta), and the moor hen..
Rake :: Rake (v. t.) To collect with a rake; as, to rake hay; -- often with up; as, he raked up the fallen leaves..
Barleybrake :: Barleybrake (n.) Alt. of Barleybrea.
Crakeberry :: Crakeberry (n.) See Crowberry.
Break :: Break (v. t.) A device for checking motion, or for measuring friction. See Brake, n. 9 & 10..
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