Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thatcher's rake

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: thatcher's rake
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of thatch-rake (“tool for combing a thatched roof”).

noun

Synonym of thatch-rake (“heraldic device”).

Example Sentences

"After the thatch is secured on the roof, it is usual in England to make the surface flat and even by beating and combing. This is generally done with a thatcher's rake."
"After being thus secured the surface was beaten flat and, in the case of straw thatch was combed down with a thatcher's rake."
"He exposed a row of teeth that were sharp and gapped like a thatcher's rake."
"Argent, three thatchers' rakes barwise sable, are the arms of ZAKESLEY."
"Sa. three thatcher's rakes in pale arg. SHUNE, Kent"
"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."

Inflected Forms

thatcher's rakes (plural)

Synonyms

thatch-rake

Questions

What does thatcher's rake mean?: Synonym of thatch-rake (“tool for combing a thatched roof”).

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