A
rake (
Old English raca, cognate with
Dutch raak,
German Rechen, from the root meaning "to scrape together," "heap up") is a
broom for outside use; a
horticultural implement consisting of a toothed bar fixed transversely to a handle, and used to collect
leaves,
hay,
grass, etc., and, in
gardening, for loosening the soil, light
weeding and levelling, removing dead grass from lawns, and generally for purposes performed in agriculture by the
harrow.