2. Verb. (past of rake) ¹
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Definition of Raked
1. rake [v] - See also: rake
Lexicographical Neighbors of Raked
Literary usage of Raked
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Metallurgy of Zinc and Cadmium by Walter Renton Ingalls (1903)
"MECHANICALLY raked FURNACES COMPARED WITH HAND raked.—The use of mechanically
raked furnaces, muffle or reverberatory, is of comparatively recent ..."
2. The Praise of Folly by Desiderius Erasmus, John Wilson (1913)
"Nor have I, after the Example; of Juvenal, raked up that forgotten sink of filth
and ribaldry, but laid before you things rather ridiculous than dishonest. ..."
3. Curiosities of Literature by Isaac Disraeli (1823)
"the curses of the living for his rapine, while the stranger who grasped the
million he had raked together owed him no gratitude at his death. ..."
4. A Cycle of Adams Letters, 1861-1865 by Charles Francis Adams, Henry Adams (1920)
"We saw everything that was to be seen, and raked up all the dead celebrities,
the shades of Milton and Cromwell, as well as the equally solemn shadows of ..."
5. Diary of the American Revolution: From Newspapers and Original Documents by Frank Moore (1860)
"... that the field-pieces raked the whole length of the street, and absolutely
threw double-headed shot as far as the church; and afterwards, as our troops ..."
6. Diary of the American Revolution: From Newspapers and Original Documents by Frank Moore (1860)
"... that the field-pieces raked the whole length of the street, and absolutely
threw double-headed shot as far as the church; and afterwards, as our troops ..."
7. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines: Containing a Clear Exposition by Andrew Ure (1844)
"... face of the melted metal are raked out ; y, door of the fire-place. The fuel
is laid upon a grate above an ash-pit, and below the arch of a ..."
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