Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A rake-handle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The handle of a rake.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
handle of arake .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
rake + stale, from stale a handle.
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Examples
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If the main dimensions of the borders and beds are carefully measured and marked by stakes, it is an easy matter to complete the outline by making a mark with a stick or rakestale.
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If marker furrows are not available, a furrow may be opened with a hoe for such deep-planted seeds as peas and sweet peas, or by a trowel or end of a rakestale for smaller seeds.
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