Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In heraldry, a bearing representing the head of a rake, or, more usually, four or five hooks or curved teeth inserted in a short rod.
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Examples
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From this tank the apples are hoisted upon an endless chain elevator, with buckets in the form of a rake-head with iron teeth, permitting drainage and escape of water, to an upper story of the mill, whence by gravity they descend to the grater.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 360, November 25, 1882 Various
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I therefore hung some loose garments, of a bright color, upon a rake-head, and set them up among the vines.
My Summer in a Garden Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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I therefore hung some loose garments, of a bright color, upon a rake-head, and set them up among the vines.
The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner Charles Dudley Warner 1864
ruzuzu commented on the word rake-head
"In heraldry, a bearing representing the head of a rake, or, more usually, four or five hooks or curved teeth inserted in a short rod." --CD
April 15, 2011