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thatcher's rakes

thatcher's rakes is the plural of thatcher's rake.

Meaning of 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
    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
    Synonyms:
    thatch-rake

Questions about thatcher's rakes

What is thatcher's rakes the plural of?
Thatcher's rakes is the plural of thatcher's rake.

Words near thatcher's rakes in the dictionary

  1. thatcher
  2. Thatcher effect
  3. Thatcher illusion
  4. Thatcher's children
  5. thatcher's rake
  6. thatcher's rakes
  7. Thatcheresque
  8. Thatcherian
  9. Thatcherisation
  10. Thatcherise
  11. Thatcherised

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