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Terms vs Rakestale - What's the difference?

terms | rakestale |

As nouns the difference between terms and rakestale

is that terms is while rakestale is the handle of a rake.

terms

English

Noun

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    rakestale

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The handle of a rake.
    • (Chaucer)
  • * 1888 , Dennis Magner, The Art of Taming and Educating the Horse , page 54,
    • If a kicker in harness, while the pressure is on take a small pole or rakestale and bring against the legs and quarters, as shown in cuts 46, 47, 48, 49.
  • * , Salem Kittredge and Other Stories , page 138],[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=t8LikacIpIwC&q=%22+He+tapped+the+dog%27s+back+with+the+rakestale.%22&dq=%22+He+tapped+the+dog%27s+back+with+the+rakestale.%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GKhjU-OpGYyE8gW1-oHwDQ&redir_esc=y
    • "You don't say! Ain't bought it yet, have ye? Set still, Jocko!" He tapped the dog's back with the rakestale .
  • * 1911 , , When Neighbors Were Neighbors: A Story of Love and Life in Olden Days , page 68,
    • Linseed oil was scattered over it, and then what sport they had as with sticks, rakestales and broom handles they mixed up the wool, making it fly in every direction, while the rafters of the barn echoed their merry, shouts and laughter.
    (Webster 1913)