English Dictionary

thatcher's rake

名詞

Tool for combing a thatched roof. / Heraldic device.

日本語の意味

藁葺き屋根の手入れに用いる道具（屋根の藁を整えるための櫛状の器具） / 紋章学における紋章の象徴的要素、すなわち家紋などに用いられる装飾的なデバイス

At dawn the craftsman climbed the ladder and used the thatcher's rake to straighten the thatch along the ridge.

夜明けに職人ははしごを登り、茅葺き屋根を整えるための熊手を使って棟に沿って茅をまっすぐに整えた。

意味（1）

Tool for combing a thatched roof.

After the thatch is secured on the roof, it is usual in England to make the surface flat and even by beating and combing. This is generally done with a thatcher's rake.

意味（2）

Heraldic device.

Argent, three thatchers' rakes barwise sable, are the arms of ZAKESLEY.

thatcher's rakes （ plural ）