Definition of rake

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Rake (n.) A fissure or mineral vein traversing the strata vertically, or nearly so; -- called also rake-vein..

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Shielddrake :: Shielddrake (n.) A sheldrake.
Raker :: Raker (n.) See Gill rakers, under 1st Gill..
Tooth :: Tooth (n.) Any projection corresponding to the tooth of an animal, in shape, position, or office; as, the teeth, or cogs, of a cogwheel; a tooth, prong, or tine, of a fork; a tooth, or the teeth, of a rake, a saw, a file, a card..
Stealing :: Stealer (n.) The endmost plank of a strake which stops short of the stem or stern.
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..
Keelrake :: Keelrake (v. t.) Same as Keelhaul.
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..
Skeldrake :: Skeldrake (n.) Alt. of Skieldrak.
Rake :: Rake (v. t.) To pass a rake over; to scrape or scratch with a rake for the purpose of collecting and clearing off something, or for stirring up the soil; as, to rake a lawn; to rake a flower bed..
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 frame for confining a refractory horse while the smith is shoeing him; also, an inclosure to restrain cattle, horses, etc..
Strain :: Straik (n.) A strake.
Goosander :: Goosander (n.) A species of merganser (M. merganser) of Northern Europe and America; -- called also merganser, dundiver, sawbill, sawneb, shelduck, and sheldrake. See Merganser..
Brake :: Brake (n.) A thicket; a place overgrown with shrubs and brambles, with undergrowth and ferns, or with canes..
Crake :: Crake (v. t. & i.) To cry out harshly and loudly, like the bird called crake..
Mandragorite :: Mandragorite (n.) One who habitually intoxicates himself with a narcotic obtained from mandrake.
Strake :: Strake (n.) A streak.
Drank :: Drank (n.) Wild oats, or darnel grass. See Drake a plant..
Crake :: Crake (v. t. & i.) To boast; to speak loudly and boastfully.
Craker :: Craker (n.) One who boasts; a braggart.
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