Definition of rake

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Rake (v. t.) To collect or draw together with laborious industry; to gather from a wide space; to scrape together; as, to rake together wealth; to rake together slanderous tales; to rake together the rabble of a town..

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Rake :: Rake (n.) the inclination of a mast or funnel, or, in general, of any part of a vessel not perpendicular to the keel..
Brake :: Brake (n.) A fern of the genus Pteris, esp. the P. aquilina, common in almost all countries. It has solitary stems dividing into three principal branches. Less properly: Any fern..
Sheldrake :: Sheldrake (n.) Any one of several species of large Old World ducks of the genus Tadorna and allied genera, especially the European and Asiatic species. (T. cornuta, / tadorna), which somewhat resembles a goose in form and habit, but breeds in burrows..
Keelrake :: Keelrake (v. t.) Same as Keelhaul.
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.
Raking :: Raking (n.) The act or process of using a rake; the going over a space with a rake.
Brake :: Brake (v. t.) A piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction, as of a carriage or railway car, by the pressure of rubbers against the wheels, or of clogs or ratchets against the track or roadway, or of a pivoted lever against a wheel or drum in a machine..
Crake :: Crake (v. t. & i.) To cry out harshly and loudly, like the bird called crake..
Water Crake :: Water crake () The spotted crake (Porzana maruetta). See Illust. of Crake.
Skieldrake :: Skieldrake (n.) The common European sheldrake.
Rake-vein :: Rake-vein (n.) See Rake, a mineral vein..
Kraken :: Kraken (n.) A fabulous Scandinavian sea monster, often represented as resembling an island, but sometimes as resembling an immense octopus..
Shank :: Shank (v.) That part of a hoe, rake, knife, or the like, by which it is secured to a handle..
Rake :: Rake (n.) A toothed machine drawn by a horse, -- used for collecting hay or grain; a horserake..
Rake :: Rake (n.) A fissure or mineral vein traversing the strata vertically, or nearly so; -- called also rake-vein..
Skeelgoose :: Skeelgoose (n.) The common European sheldrake.
Rakestale :: Rakestale (n.) The handle of a rake.
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..
Ringstraked :: Ringstraked (a.) Ring-streaked.
Braky :: Braky (a.) Full of brakes; abounding with brambles, shrubs, or ferns; rough; thorny..
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