rake

English

/ɹeɪk/

noun
Definitions
  • (agriculture) A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting debris, grass, etc., for flattening the ground, or for loosening soil; also, a similar wheel-mounted tool drawn by a horse or a tractor.
  • (by extension) A similarly shaped tool used for other purposes.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English rake (path) inherited from Old English raca inherited from Proto-Germanic *rakō (unwinding, rake, direction, account, an unfolding, narrative, tale, course, reasoning, argument, unravelling, path, track) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (straighten, direct, right, straight, right oneself, just, make right, king, chief, direct oneself, line, make straight right), *h₃reǵ- (straighten, direct, right, straight, right oneself, just, make right, king, chief, direct oneself, line, make straight right).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₃reǵ-

Gloss

straighten, direct, right, straight, right oneself, just, make right, king, chief, direct oneself, line, make straight right

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Property

Kanji

線

Emoji
👉️ 🤜

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