de-thatching rake
English
Alternative forms
- dethatching rake
Noun
de-thatching rake (plural de-thatching rakes)
- Synonym of thatch rake
- 1995, William Olkowski, Sheila Daar, & Helga Olkowski, The Gardener's Guide to Common-sense Pest Control, →ISBN, page 174:
- Excessive layers of thatch can also be removed with de-thatching rakes sold in garden centers, or with power de-thatchers available from the equipment rental firms found in most communities.
- 2007, Richard Satterlie, Something Bad, →ISBN, page 148:
- The oldest piece in the store was a wooden-handled de-thatching rake, which was bracketed way up near the rafters.
- 2013, Pat Welsh, Pat Welsh's Southern California Gardening: A Month-by-Month Guide, →ISBN:
- If the thatch isn't very thick, you can dethatch a cool-season lawn by hand; rake vigorously with an ordinary metal grass rake or a special de-thatching rake.
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