RA'KING, participle present tense 1. Scraping; gathering with a rake; cleaning and smoothing with a rake; cannonading in the direction of the length; inclining. And raking chase-guns through our sterns they send. 2. adjective That rakes; as a raking fire or shot. RA'KING, noun 1. The act of using a rake; the act or operation of collecting with a rake, or of cleaning and smoothing with a rake. 2. The space of ground raked at once; or the quantity of hay, etc. collected by once passing the rake.
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