Rake (rāk), n. [AS. race; akin to OD. rake, D. reek, OHG. rehho, G. rechen, Icel. reka a shovel, and to Goth. rikan to heap up, collect, and perhaps to Gr. ορἔγειν to stretch out, and E. rack to stretch. Cf. Reckon.] 1. An implement consisting of a headpiece having teeth, and a long handle at right angles to it, — used for collecting hay, or other light things which are spread over a large surface, or for breaking and smoothing the earth.
2. A toothed machine drawn by a horse, — used for collecting hay or grain; a horserake.
3. (Mining) A fissure or mineral vein traversing the strata vertically, or nearly so; — called also rake-vein.
Gill rakes. (Anat.) See under 1st Gill.