Rake

Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. […] Ikey the blacksmith had forged us a spearhead after a sketch from a picture of a Greek warrior; and a rake-handle served as a shaft.

I've been dealing primarily with rake and spaceship interactions for ease of experimentation (a rake will invariably escape before being eaten by even its most hellish progeny, and a spaceship is easy to redraw on the spot).

That would mean building rake guns or glider gun arrays to construct moving walls.

The switch engine is unstable but a number of them working in combination can form stable puffers, spaceships and rakes.

She is raking the gravel path to keep it even.

We raked all the leaves into a pile.

The casino is just raking in the cash; it’s like a licence to print money.

The cat’s sharp claws raked the side of my face.

Pas could not stay, but over him did rake, / And crown'd the earth with his first touching crowne: [...]

Like clouds that rake the mountain-summits, / Or waves that own no curbing hand, / How fast has brother followed brother, / From sunshine to the sunless land!

[...] I have added to both of them [language and poetry] in the choice of Words, and Harmony of Numbers which were wanting, [...] One is for raking in [Geoffrey] Chaucer (our Engliſh Ennius) for antiquated Words, which are never to be reviv'd, but when Sound or Significancy is wanting in the preſent Language.

The statesman rakes the town to find a plot, / And dreams of forfeitures by treason got.

Jack's gaze raked the room, searching for some indication that something was wrong, that someone was going to suddenly spring forward and grab her.

The enemy machine guns raked the roadway.

George took the glass again and raked the vessel. "How she does pitch!" he said.

Armor-piercing shells were heading up the shell hoists, but this procedure took a few minutes, allowing the battered American flagship to reply in kind, the gunners somewhat motivated to set new records for the rate of fire as the cruiser raked the larger ship from stem to stern in response.

Jim has had a rake of trouble with his new car.

The train was formed of a locomotive and a rake of six coaches.

On February 21 Class "O4/1" 2-8-0 No. 63635 passed through Manchester (Victoria) heading in the Rochdale direction with a rake of empty wagons.

A mast rakes aft.

We have now and then rakes in the habit of Roman senators, and grave politicians in the dress of rakes. The misfortune of the thing is, that people dress themselves in what they have a mind to be, and not what they are fit for.

For honest men delight will take, / To shew you favour for his sake, / Will flatter you; and Fool and Rake / Your steps pursue: / And of your Father's name will make / A snare for you.

"He was a big old rake, full of marks and scars, and he had only an ear and a half."

I have no choice but to take up the foil once again and vanquish this rake.

I am fully subscribed to the belief that reformed rakes make the very best of husbands.

When women hid their necks , and veil'd their faces , Nor romp'd , nor raked , nor stared at public places