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intr. & tr.v.
raked, rak·ing, rakes
To slant or cause to incline from the perpendicular: propeller blades that rake backward from the shaft; rake a ship's mast.
NOUN:
  1. Inclination from the perpendicular: the rake of a jet plane's wings.
  2. The angle between the cutting edge of a tool and a plane perpendicular to the working surface to which the tool is applied.
ETYMOLOGY:
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