The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Rake-vein \Rake"-vein`\ (r[=a]k"v[=a]n`), n.
See Rake, a mineral vein.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Rake \Rake\ (r[=a]k), n. [AS. race; akin to OD. rake, D. reek,
OHG. rehho, G. rechen, Icel. reka a shovel, and to Goth.
rikan to heap up, collect, and perhaps to Gr. 'ore`gein to
stretch out, and E. rack to stretch. Cf. Reckon.]
1. An implement consisting of a headpiece having teeth, and a
long handle at right angles to it, -- used for collecting
hay, or other light things which are spread over a large
surface, or for breaking and smoothing the earth.
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2. A toothed machine drawn by a horse, -- used for collecting
hay or grain; a horserake.
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3. [Perhaps a different word.] (Mining) A fissure or mineral
vein traversing the strata vertically, or nearly so; --
called also rake-vein.
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Gill rakes. (Anat.) See under 1st Gill.
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