rake

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

to rake a fire, to heap small coals on the fire, that it may burn all the night, practised in the North, where coals are cheap, a kitchen fire being rarely suffered to go out. N.

a low fellow ; riff-raff, the mob. Norf.

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Rake
·vi To walk about; to gad or ramble idly. II. Rake ·vi To pass with violence or rapidity; to scrape...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
rake
The projection of the upper parts of a ship, at both ends, beyond the extremities of the keel. Also,...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Muck rake
·add. ·- A rake for scraping up muck or dung. ·see <<Muckrake>>, ·vi, below. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Rake-vein
·noun ·see <<Rake>>, a mineral vein. ...

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Top rake
·add. ·- The angle that the front edge of the point of a tool is set back from the normal to the sur...

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duddering rake
A thundering rake, a buck of the first head, one extremely lewd. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
rake, rakehell
or RAKESHAME A lewd, debauched fellow. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
cart-rake
a cart-track. Essex. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
after-rake
That part of the hull which overhangs the after-end of keel. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
fore-rake
That part of the hull which rakes beyond the fore-end of the keel. ...

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keel-rake
Synonymous with keel-haul. See keel-hauling. ...

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over-rake
When a ship rides at anchor in a head-sea, the waves of which frequently break in upon her, they are...

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rudder-rake
The aftermost part of the rudder. ...

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to rake and scrape
To collect. Where under the sun, says I to myself, did he rake and scrape together such super-super...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.