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hay rake

or hay·rake

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noun

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

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Origin of hay rake

First recorded in 1715–25

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for hay rake

He hunted about till he discovered a hay-rake with a long handle.
Voyages and Travels of Count Funnibos and Baron Stilkin|William H. G. Kingston
Then—suddenly—into her rhapsody broke the astonishing, harsh clash and clatter of a hay-rake.
The Sick-a-Bed Lady|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
"But Baxter can't mend a gun or a hay-rake, or a pump, to save his life," I said.
Adventures In Friendship|David Grayson
The next day, John hitched Daisy to the hay-rake and drove it up and down the field, raking the hay into long windrows.
Bobby of Cloverfield Farm|Helen Fuller Orton

Not one was touched, but an old farmer shook a hay-rake at the boys.
Dave Porter in the Gold Fields|Edward Stratemeyer