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rake(3) (iou) and harier (medicine)


rake(3) (iou)



rake noun3. E17.
[Rel. to RAKE verb3.]
Nautical.
a. The projection of the upper part of a ship's hull at stem and stern beyond the keel. Also, the slope of the stern or rudder. E17.
b. The inclination of a mast or funnel, usu. towards the stern, from the perpendicular along the line of the keel. E19.
transf. The inclination of any object from the perpendicular or to the horizontal; the slope of a thing, as (a) the slope of the stage or the auditorium in a theatre; (b) the slope of a seat-back; (c) the angle of an edge or face of a cutting tool. E17.

harier (medicine)


harier -->
harrier


1. <zoology> One of a small breed of hounds, used for hunting hares.

2. <ornithology> One of several species of hawks or buzzards of the genus Circus which fly low and harry small animals or birds, as the European marsh harrier (Circus aerunginosus), and the hen harrier (Circus cyaneus). Harrier hawk, one of several species of American hawks of the genus Micrastur.

Alternative forms: harier.

Origin: From Hare.