A rake for collecting muck; spec. a dungfork; (also) a rake for clearing debris from ponds, etc. Also in extended use.
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释义 | the world > food and drink > farming > tools and implements > [noun] > rake > other types of rake (10) muckrake1366 A rake for collecting muck; spec. a dungfork; (also) a rake for clearing debris from ponds, etc. Also in extended use. wording hook1605 A dung rake. swath-rake1652 ‘a wooden rake the breadth of the swath, used to collect the scattered hay or corn’ (Eng. Dial. Dict.). dew-rake1659 A rake for the surface of grass or stubble. pick1777 English regional (chiefly south-western). A pitchfork, a hay-fork; = pike, n.1 3b. Cf. pickfork, n. twitch rake1798 Designating implements used to clear land of twitch, as †twitch drag, twitch harrow, twitch rake. Now rare (chiefly historical in later use). tooth-rakec1830 †(a) a toothpick (obsolete); (b) a rake with teeth. pea-rake1867 a rake adapted for gathering peas, incorporating a cutter to separate the pods from the stems. buck-rake1893 a large rake for farm use, frequently fixed to a vehicle (originally U.S.). sea-rake1902 a rake used for collecting shellfish, etc., a clam-rake. |
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