thatcher's rake

Noun

thatcher's rake (plural thatcher's rakes)

1. Synonym of thatch-rake (“tool for combing a thatched roof”).
   • 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.1916, Charles Frederick Innocent, The Development of English Building Construction, page 205
   • After being thus secured the surface was beaten flat and, in the case of straw thatch was combed down with a thatcher's rake.2007, Basil Oliver, The Cottages of England: Country Homes from the 16th to 18th Century, →ISBN

   Synonyms:

   thatch-rake

2. Synonym of thatch-rake (“heraldic device”).
   • Argent, three thatchers' rakes barwise sable, are the arms of ZAKESLEY.1847, Henry Gough, A Glossary of Terms Used in British Heraldry
   • Sa. three thatcher's rakes in pale arg. SHUNE, Kent1874, John Woody Papworth, Alfred W. Morant, An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great Britain and Ireland, Forming an Extensive Ordinary of British Armorials

   Synonyms:

   thatch-rake