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thatch-rake

noun

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  1. A tool for combing the straw or similar material in a thatched roof straight, consisting…

    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. A representation of such a rake, used as a charge on the field or as a bordure device…

    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
    • See Plate XLVI. fig. 10, viz. three thatch-rakes, barwise.
    • The thatch-rake or thatcher's rake is drawn as in the margin; but it is liable to be confused with the wool-comb and thatch-hook.

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