raising gig

A Gigging-machine (q. v.). raising-hammer, s. Metal-work : A long-headed hammer with a rounded face, used by silver and copper smiths to convert a sheet of metal into a bowl-shape. raising-knife, s. of metal for garden use. Horse-rakes are of several kinds, some with, others without, wheels. In some the teeth are independent, so as to yield to obstacles without affecting the operation of other teeth. 2. A small instrument, somewhat resembling a hoe, having a turned-down blade set at right angles to the handle, used by the croupier to collect the stakes on a gambling table. *rake-kennel, s. A scavenger. "A club of rake-kennels." -Gentleman Instructed , p. 445. rake (2), s. [From Mid. Eng. rakel , through the corrupted form rakehell (q. v.).] [RAKEL.] A loose, wild, di olute fellow; a debauchee; a roué. "And every brother rake will smile to see That miracle, a moralist, in me." Byron: English Bards and Scotch Reviewers. rakehell rake-vein, s. [RAKE (3), 8., 3.] rāke (1), v. t. & i. [A. S. racian; Dan. rage; Sw. raka; Ger. rechen.] A. Transitive: I. Ordinary Language: 1. To apply a rake to; to gather or collect with a rake. (Generally with in or up .) "The man did neither look up nor regard, but raked to himself the straws."-Bunyan: Pilgrim's Progre , pt. ii. 2. To clean and make smooth and neat with a rake. "In the yeare are they to be lightly raked and cleansed from weeds." -P . Holland : Pliny , bk. xvii., ch. xx. 3. To collect or draw together; to collect with labor or difficulty. "Squandered away with as little conscience as they were raked together."-L'Estrange: Fables. 4. To scrape or touch, as with a rake. "Every mast, as it pa ed, Seemed to rake the pa ing moon." Long fellow: Sir Humphrey Gilbert. 5. To scour; to search thoroughly and closely. "The statesman rakes the town to find a plot." IMG:content-0184.png:[blocks in formation] (3) To rake up : (a) To cover over by raking. ( b ) To uncover by raking. (c) To bring up again or revive; as, to rake up an old grievance, . (d) To rake or collect together. "To rake up straws and sticks."-Bunyan: Pilgrim's Progre , pt. ii. rāke (2), v. i. [RAKE (2), s.] To live the life of a rake; to lead a loose, di olute life.