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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Horserake :: Horserake (n.) A rake drawn by a horse.
Crake :: Crake (n.) Any species or rail of the genera Crex and Porzana; -- so called from its singular cry. See Corncrake.
Drakestone :: Drakestone (n.) A flat stone so thrown along the surface of water as to skip from point to point before it sinks; also, the sport of so throwing stones; -- sometimes called ducks and drakes..
Winter''s Bark :: Winter's bark () The aromatic bark of tree (Drimys, / Drymis, Winteri) of the Magnolia family, which is found in Southern Chili. It was first used as a cure for scurvy by its discoverer, Captain John Winter, vice admiral to sir Francis Drake, in 1577..
Drake :: Drake (n.) A dragon.
Rakehelly :: Rakehelly (a.) Dissolute; wild; lewd; rakish.
Windrow :: Windrow (n.) A row or line of hay raked together for the purpose of being rolled into cocks or heaps.
Brake :: Brake (v. t.) A cart or carriage without a body, used in breaking in horses..
Skeldrake :: Skeldrake (n.) Alt. of Skieldrak.
Kraken :: Kraken (n.) A fabulous Scandinavian sea monster, often represented as resembling an island, but sometimes as resembling an immense octopus..
Brake :: Brake (v. t.) An instrument or machine to break or bruise the woody part of flax or hemp so that it may be separated from the fiber.
Wellat :: Wellat (n.) The king parrakeet See under King.
Firedrake :: Firedrake (n.) A fiery meteor; an ignis fatuus; a rocket.
Ringstraked :: Ringstraked (a.) Ring-streaked.
Rakestale :: Rakestale (n.) The handle of a rake.
Cataract :: Cataract (n.) A kind of hydraulic brake for regulating the action of pumping engines and other machines; -- sometimes called dashpot.
Air Brake :: Air brake () A railway brake operated by condensed air.
Strake :: Strake (n.) One breadth of planks or plates forming a continuous range on the bottom or sides of a vessel, reaching from the stem to the stern; a streak..
Rake :: 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..
Brake :: Brake (v. t.) An apparatus for testing the power of a steam engine, or other motor, by weighing the amount of friction that the motor will overcome; a friction brake..
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