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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A tool for combing the straw or similar material in a thatched roof straight, consisting of a straight bar with curved teeth or points.

   "He gripped his thatch-rake and, swinging it, struck at a tree."

2. 2
   A representation of such a rake, used as a charge on the field or as a bordure device consisting of a straight line from which periodically project short perpendicular lines with slightly curved tips.

   "A. __Puckering, impaling, S. three thatch-rakes"

Synonyms

All synonyms

thatcher's rake

Example

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"He gripped his thatch-rake and, swinging it, struck at a tree."

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