raker

raker
raker1
/ray"keuhr/, n.
1. a person or thing that rakes.
2. See raker tooth.
[1325-75; ME. See RAKE1, -ER1]
raker2
/ray"keuhr/, n. Building Trades.
an inclined member, as a pile or shore.
[1880-85; RAKE3 + -ER1]

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