Rake

Morpheme

Rake

Type

free base

Denotation

tool with a row of pointed teeth used for gathering, gather together, scrape

Etymology

(1) Middle English rake; Old English raca, racu, ræce; (2) Middle English raken; Old Norse raka

Evidence

hayrake, horserake, muckraker, rake, raked, rakehell, raker, rakes, rakeshame, raking

Homographs

Rake