hay rake

American  

Or hayrake

noun

1. a farm implement used to rake hay from a swath into a windrow.

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Etymology

Origin of hay rake

First recorded in 1715–25

Example Sentences

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hay rake

Carl Tiflin still drove her to a light cart, and she pulled on a hay rake and worked the Jackson-fork tackle when the hay was being put into the barn.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck

You couldn’t get thro’ it with a hay rake.

From The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country by Cullum, Ridgwell

As it chanced, however, seeing out of only one eye, he backed upon the handle of a hay rake which was leaning against the wall.

From The Backwoodsmen by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir

He was as fresh as a collard and as ingenuous as a hay rake.

From The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million by Henry, O.

She was very busy driving the hay rake one day when John White's runabout drove up into the barnyard.

From Hidden Treasure by Simpson, John Thomas