"rakestale" meaning in All languages combined

See rakestale on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: rakestales [plural]
Etymology: From rake + stale (“handle”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rake|stale|gloss2=handle}} rake + stale (“handle”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} rakestale (plural rakestales)
  1. The handle of a rake.
    Sense id: en-rakestale-en-noun-KzHTotGW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        {
          "text": "a. 1892, Bliss Perry, Salem Kittredge and Other Stories, page 138,\n\"You don't say! Ain't bought it yet, have ye? Set still, Jocko!\" He tapped the dog's back with the rakestale."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1911, Galusha Anderson, When Neighbors Were Neighbors: A Story of Love and Life in Olden Days, page 68:",
          "text": "Linseed oil was scattered over it, and then what sport they had as with sticks, rakestales and broom handles they mixed up the wool, making it fly in every direction, while the rafters of the barn echoed their merry, shouts and laughter.",
          "type": "quote"
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        "The handle of a rake."
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      ]
    }
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