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rake handle

rake handle

2.5
A long stick used to hold a garden tool for moving leaves
  • noun
translation icon : mango de rastrillo
  • He picked up the rake handle and began to clean up the fallen leaves in the garden.

Examples

  • After securing the rake handle in place, she started to smooth out the soil in the flowerbed.

  • I looked down and noticed the way the rake handle was wedged under one shoulder, the opposite arm hanging limp at his side.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • I finally spotted a long-handled garden spade against a trellis and helped her, saying: "I use a rake handle myself, but this is probably better."

    Fiction book (1996)

  • The old rake handle was sturdy enough to support his weight as he leaned on it while working.

Synonyms

handle
vsrake handle
211 1.0

The part of an object you hold to carry or use it

is a long stick used to hold and operate a tool
shaft
vsrake handle
55 4.2

A long straight middle part of things like an arrow or tool handle

is a long stick used to hold and operate a tool

How Long

long-handled
2 3.2
telescopic
1 6.1
rake handle
2.5

Surface Forms

rake handle singular
rake handles plural

Morphology

rake + handle

The meaning 'the long stick or shaft by which a rake is held' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'rake' (the tool) with 'handle' (the part designed to be held). This is a straightforward noun–noun compound denoting a part of an object, a cross‑linguistically common composition pattern that a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand.

Etymology

Rake handle is a simple literal name: a rake is the tool you use to move leaves and the handle is the long stick you hold. So, rake handle means 'the long stick used to hold and use a rake'.