rakel

See also: Rakel

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈraːkəl/

Etymology 1

From rakelen (“to rake”), itself from raken (“to touch”).

Noun

rakel m (plural rakels, diminutive rakeltje n)

  1. A rake
Synonyms
  • rakelstok

Etymology 2

From German Rakel.

Noun

rakel ? (plural rakels, diminutive rakeltje n)

  1. A squeegee (printing tool)
Derived terms
  • rakeldiepdruk

Anagrams

Middle English

Etymology

Related to modern English rake (“a debauchee”).

Adjective

rakel

  1. (obsolete) hasty; reckless; rash
    • Geoffrey Chaucer, Troilus and Criseyde.
      For every wight that has a house to found,
      He renneth mat the work for to beginne
      With rakel honde.
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