hay rake

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

QUIZZES

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Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

First recorded in 1715–25

They dress in clothing from the flophouse lost-and-found and are groomed with a hacksaw and gravel rake.
Up to a Point: They Made Me Write About Lena Dunham|P. J. O’Rourke|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The next 10 times after that, the sheer repetition made it funny again, like the famous Simpsons rake joke.
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But I sent him some hay and some information and he turned it around.
Amy Sedaris Is Hollywood's Beloved Rabbit-Loving Comedian Crafter|Kevin Fallon|August 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That tour, of course, is the On the Run tour featuring Beyoncé and Jay Z, which is on track to rake in up to $100 million.
The End of Beyonce and Jay Z? The Craziest Claims From the New York Post’s Hit Piece|Marlow Stern|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The less scrupulous have made financial hay out of a diagnosis that promises easy access to stimulants.
Adult Women Are the New Face of ADHD|Rae Jacobson|June 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The grass had a delightful fragrance, like new-mown hay, and was neatly wound around the tunnel, like the inside of a bird's-nest.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
The challenge was accepted and the hay-wagon driven round and the trial commenced.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
As she left the wood she saw a big hay-stack, as firm and shapely of outline as a house, not a loose wisp anywhere.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Some of the half-made hay in the meadows looks as though it had been standing out to bleach for the last fortnight.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
Mr. Rushmere had been called away to the town on business, and the lovers had been working all day in the hay-field.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie