Rakestale

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The handle of a rake.

    "a. 1892, Bliss Perry, Salem Kittredge and Other Stories, page 138, "You don't say! Ain't bought it yet, have ye? Set still, Jocko!" He tapped the dog's back with the rakestale."

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"a. 1892, Bliss Perry, Salem Kittredge and Other Stories, page 138, "You don't say! Ain't bought it yet, have ye? Set still, Jocko!" He tapped the dog's back with the rakestale."

Etymology

From rake + stale (“handle”).

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