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rake

27 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) rake (noun)
  2. 2) rake (verb)
  3. 3) rake (noun)
  4. 4) rake (verb)
  5. 5) rake (noun)
  6. rake angle (noun)
  7. rake-off (noun)
  8. rake up (verb)
  9. rake vein (noun)
  10. rake's progress (noun)
  11. back-rake (verb)
  12. bottom rake (noun)
  13. buck rake (noun)
  14. cranberry rake (noun)
  15. drag rake (noun)
  16. dump rake (noun)
  17. horse rake (noun)
  18. oyster rake (noun)
  19. push-off sweep rake (noun)
  20. range rake (noun)
  21. root rake (noun)
  22. self-rake (noun)
  23. side-delivery rake (noun)
  24. side rake (noun)
  25. sweep rake (noun)
  26. top rake (noun)
  27. water-rake (verb)

1rake

noun \ˈrāk\

Definition of RAKE

1
a : an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground b : a machine for gathering hay
2
: an implement like a rake

Origin of RAKE

Middle English, from Old English racu; akin to Old High German rehho rake
First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Agriculture/Gardening Terms

fallow, graft, heirloom, loam, potash, soilage, swath, tilth, windfall

Rhymes with RAKE

ache, bake, brake, break, cake, crake, drake, Drake, fake, flake, hake, jake, lake, make, quake, sake, shake, slake, snake, stake, steak, strake, take, wake

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