rake

Home > ... > Plants and Animals > Agriculture and Horticulture > Agriculture: General > ...

Essential reading Compare
side-by-side The Oxford Dictionary of ... A Dictionary of Architecture ... The Columbia Encyclopedia, ...

rake

rake farm implement consisting of a row of straight or curved teeth of metal or wood attached to a bar or frame. It is used for gathering hay or grain into piles; for clearing fields, lawns, and yards; and for stirring and spreading soil. Horse-drawn rakes first appeared in the early 19th cent. but were not used generally until later. Of the several types of modern power-drawn hay rakes, the side-delivery rakes, which gather hay into continuous windrows by a rolling action, are the most popular. These include a reel type, which has raking teeth attached to rotating bars, and a finger-wheel type, which has teeth attached to large wheels. Lesser used rakes include the dump rake, which creates piles, and the sweep rake, which gathers and hauls a heavy load directly to the stack.

Bibliography: See C. Culpin, Farm Machinery (11th ed. 1986).

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

Give this article a thumbs-up on StumbleUpon

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"rake." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 22 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"rake." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (December 22, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-rake.html

"rake." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Retrieved December 22, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-rake.html

Learn more about citation styles

rake

A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture | 2000 | | Â© A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture 2000, originally published by Oxford University Press 2000. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

rake. Inclination or slope of anything, such as the top of a triangular pediment or a pitched roof.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

JAMES STEVENS CURL. "rake." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. Oxford University Press. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 22 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

JAMES STEVENS CURL. "rake." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. Oxford University Press. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (December 22, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-rake.html

JAMES STEVENS CURL. "rake." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. Oxford University Press. 2000. Retrieved December 22, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-rake.html

Learn more about citation styles

rake

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Â© The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable 2006, originally published by Oxford University Press 2006. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

rake2 as thin as a rake (of a person) very thin.
rake and scrape in Black English usage, be extremely thrifty; scrimp and save.
rake over the ashes revive the memory of an incident which is best forgotten.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "rake." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. Oxford University Press. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 22 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "rake." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. Oxford University Press. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (December 22, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-rake1.html

ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "rake." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. Oxford University Press. 2006. Retrieved December 22, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-rake1.html

Learn more about citation styles

Related entries from encyclopedias, dictionaries and thesauruses

Rate these entries|See all related entries

Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Think positive! (high positive rake angle milling) Magazine article from: Modern Machine Shop; 10/1/1990
	To Rake or Not To Rake?; Celebrate Autumn's Arrival with Pyramid Broken Rake Amber Ale. Business Wire; 7/25/2002
	More powerful bunker rakes from Toro. (Toro Co.) Magazine article from: Diesel Progress North American Edition; 7/1/1997

Facts and information from other sites

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, and more

	RAKES.(AT HOME) Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 9/28/1997; 682 words ; ...likes to use a metal rake with a padded handle...lawnmower. The dean of rakes sold directly to professional...which has been making rakes since the 1860s. ``Our standard wirebow rake retails for $67...measurement for a rake handle is your height...fist length.'' Rakes date to the ...
	RAKES LANDS RECORD HYBRID BASS Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 5/31/2009; ; 700+ words ; Don't tell Robby Rakes about unlucky No. 13. That figure plays a big part in Rakes' likely earning a spot in the list of state...pretty big part in the catch. For one thing, Rakes isn't one of those big-fish-chasing fanatics...
	Rakes' exit may bring shift: His resignation changes council's balance. Newspaper article from: Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD); 3/29/2006; 700+ words ; ...Howard County Councilman David A. Rakes' sudden announcement that he is resigning...majority created just a few months ago when Rakes began voting with the council's two Republicans...could be appointed to serve out the rest of Rakes' term is Calvin Ball, a 30-year old...
	OBIT - RAKES, WANDA C. Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 9/22/2007; 439 words ; Wanda C. Rakes, 81, of Clintwood, Va. passed away on Thursday, September...Baptist Church. Wanda was preceded in death by her husband, Bernard Rakes; one son, Gary Rakes; one sister, Dorothy Johnson; two grandchildren, Christopher...
	Stephen Rakes, Former Owner of South Boston Liquor Mart, Sentenced to Probation, Reports U.S. Attorney. PR Newswire; 11/22/1999; 700+ words ; ...Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- STEPHEN M. RAKES of South Boston, who was convicted in...Court Judge Reginald C. Lindsay sentenced RAKES, 45, to a term of two years' probation, no fine due to RAKES' inability to pay a fine, and a $200...
	OBIT - RAKES, ELDER SIDNEY ELDRIDGE Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 7/15/2003; 467 words ; RAKES, Elder Sidney Eldridge, 86, of 4476...he was the son of the late George Lee Rake and Alvertie McCormick Rakes. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Elma Owens and Jeston Rakes; and one son-in-law, Charles Thomas...
	Thoroughly modern Rakes ; SOCIETY ++ SYBARITIC SELF-DESTRUCTION ++ He is dissolute, amoral - and enjoying a renaissance. As Tate Britain revisits 'A Rake's Progress' by Hogarth, Guy Adams celebrates the 21st-century version, while Sarah Harris finds that Tom Rakewell's journey is still a path well followed Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 2/4/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...are fascinated by rakes; always have been. The rake is dissolute, unrestrained...them. Today, the rake has evolved. Where...recruit is fame. Rakes prosper in celebrity...society "needs" its rakes, just as it needs...is a particularly rake-ish era. David...
	Rake's progress by numbers City Profile Despite failing his exams, soon-to-be BT chairman Sir Michael Rake became Britain's best-paid accountant Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 2/25/2007; ; 700+ words ; It is probably as well Mike Rake is quitting accountancy after nearly...came 83rd the second time round.'' Rake found it a hard slog working in an accountants...military, or travelling.'' That was Rake's first choice. He wanted to be an...
	The rake's progress: There's a model available for nearly every job Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 11/6/2008; ; 568 words ; ...rakes, metal bow rakes are used for moving...and when used to rake leaves, those same...temperatures. A thatching rake has thick blades designed...the debris. Leaf rakes with metal tines...durable. The best rakes for tight spaces are...shrubs. Don't buy a rake that's too ...
	Hoping to rake it in; The inventor of the "Rapid Rake" has run into costly problems trying to market his product.(BUSINESS)(Dick Youngblood) Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 6/24/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...is an odd-looking fan rake that McDonough, 39...said. "So I put two rakes together, and it worked...several refinements is a rake with two sets of blades...Unsure how to sell his rake, McDonough drove to the...which helped him sell rakes to nearly 80 Ace hardware...