Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
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rake .
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- noun A
walk , or ajourney taken on foot; the movement of animals whilegrazing ; thepastureland over which animals graze - verb To
walk ; tograze
Etymologies
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Examples
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Berlioz tried such a depiction at the end of the Damnation, and in spite of the strange vocabulary of the chorus, “Irimiru Karabrao, Sat raik Irkimour,” and other pretty tricks, he succeeded no better than Liszt.
Musical Memories Saint-Saens, Camille 1919
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July 15, had to raik up the yard. i aint been fishing hardly this summer. darn the minister.
Brite and Fair Worth Brehm 1899
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Shoo bent under her griefs, an shoo's flown far, far away aght o 'ther raik.
Yorkshire Lyrics Poems written in the Dialect as Spoken in the West Riding of Yorkshire. To which are added a Selection of Fugitive Verses not in the Dialect John Hartley 1877
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He wor nobbut tryin his best to catch a blue-bottle-fly, an it went into th 'winder whear be couldn't raik it, soa he sammed up a teacup an flang it at it, -- nivver thinkin owt abaat th' winder, becoss he knew ha tha hated sich things buzzin abaat thi heead; but whativver that child does it seems to be wrang.
Yorkshire Tales. Third Series Amusing sketches of Yorkshire Life in the Yorkshire Dialect John Hartley 1877
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The fallow deer to see them raik on raw [walk in a row],
Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British Poets, Volume 1 George Gilfillan 1845
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The fallow deer to see them raik on raw [walk in a row],
Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British Poets, Complete George Gilfillan 1845
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I kept calling No 8 'Rai-khan' when it should be 'raik-han' till she gave up on me and said, "Just called me 'Raya.'"
fishtail 2009
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I kept calling No 8 'Rai-khan' when it should be 'raik-han' till she gave up on me and said, "Just called me 'Raya.'"
fishtail 2009
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a depiction at the end of the Damnation, and in spite of the strange vocabulary of the chorus, "Irimiru Karabrao, Sat raik Irkimour," and other pretty tricks, he succeeded no better than Liszt.
Musical Memories Camille Saint-Sa��ns 1878
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