1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid viii. ix. 3 The sloknyt fyris hes he gart, The rakyt harthis and ingill ȝistir nycht,..bet and kyndill brycht.

c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme lxxviii. 69 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 108 The raked sparkes in flame began appeare.

1851 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm (ed. 2) II. 230/2 The latter may make as many ricks along one ridge as the raked grass will admit.

1880 W. T. Dennison Orcadian Sketch-bk. 114 He gae the rakid fire a ruse.

1947 Ecology 28 170/1 This raked material usually contained some fresh earthworm casts and other soil which clung to the mulch.

1985 G. Naylor Linden Hills 11 The painted walls, additional bedrooms, and raked dirt yards were the labor of people who had hopes of building on, not over, their past.

2007 Daily Mirror (Nexis) 14 Apr. 52 Next sprinkle the grass seed over the raked soil before re-raking gently to cover the seeds over.

1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I. at Table Raked Table, is that which is hollow'd in the Square of a Pedestal, or elsewhere.

1859 Hunt's Yachting Mag. 8 June 291 A vessel of good length, a fair medium beam, a very slightly raked stern-post.

1927 A. Nicoll Devel. Theatre 87 At the rear of the raked stage was the back-cloth.

1935 W. Faulkner Pylon 285 The policeman looked back over his shoulder, squinting down at the group from under his raked cap.

1948 H. Innes Blue Ice iv. 96 A single raked-back funnel.

1976 B. Jackson Flameout xi. 185 The clean aerodynamic form of the airliner:..the raked-back wings..supporting streamlined engine pods.

2005 Daily Post (N. Wales) (Nexis) 24 Sept. 26 Even the superstructure is similar: a raked stern, stepping down from deck to deck.