RAJPOOT; RAJPUT Raj`poot", Raj`put", n. Etym: [Hind. raj-put, Skr. raja-putra king's son.]
Defn: A Hindoo of the second, or royal and military, caste; a Kshatriya; especially, an inhabitant of the country of Rajpootana, in northern central India.
RAKE Rake, n. Etym: [AS. race; akin to OD. rake, D. reek, OHG, rehho, G. rechen, Icel, reka a shovel, and to Goth. rikan to heap up, collect, and perhaps to Gr. rack to stretch. Cf. Reckon.]
1. An implement consisting of a headpiece having teeth, and a long handle at right angles to it, — used for collecting hay, or other light things which are spread over a large surface, or for breaking and smoothing the earth.
2. A toothed machine drawn by a horse, — used for collecting hay or grain; a horserake.
3. Etym: [Perhaps a different word.] (Mining)
Defn: A fissure or mineral vein traversing the strata vertically, or nearly so; — called also rake-vein. Gill rakes. (Anat.) See under 1st Gill.
RAKE Rake, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Raked; p. pr. & vb. n. Raking.] Etym: [AS. racian. See 1st Rake.]
1. To collect with a rake; as, to rake hay; — often with up; as, he raked up the fallen leaves.
2. Hence: