- Ravehook
- Ravehook Rave"hook (r[=a]v"h[oo^]k), n. (Shipbuilding) A tool, hooked at the end, for enlarging or clearing seams for the reception of oakum. [1913 Webster]
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ravehook — noun a hooked hand tool used to prepare the seams of a boat for oakum • Hypernyms: ↑hand tool * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: probably from obsolete rave to pull (from Middle English raven) + hook … Useful english dictionary
Rip — Rip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ripped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ripping}.] [Cf. AS. r[=y]pan, also Sw. repa to ripple flax, D. repelen, G. reffen, riffeln, and E. raff, raffle. Cf. {Raff}, {Ripple} of flax.] 1. To divide or separate the parts of, by cutting… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ripped — Rip Rip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ripped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ripping}.] [Cf. AS. r[=y]pan, also Sw. repa to ripple flax, D. repelen, G. reffen, riffeln, and E. raff, raffle. Cf. {Raff}, {Ripple} of flax.] 1. To divide or separate the parts of, by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ripping — Rip Rip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ripped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ripping}.] [Cf. AS. r[=y]pan, also Sw. repa to ripple flax, D. repelen, G. reffen, riffeln, and E. raff, raffle. Cf. {Raff}, {Ripple} of flax.] 1. To divide or separate the parts of, by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ripping chisel — Rip Rip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ripped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ripping}.] [Cf. AS. r[=y]pan, also Sw. repa to ripple flax, D. repelen, G. reffen, riffeln, and E. raff, raffle. Cf. {Raff}, {Ripple} of flax.] 1. To divide or separate the parts of, by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ripping iron — Rip Rip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ripped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ripping}.] [Cf. AS. r[=y]pan, also Sw. repa to ripple flax, D. repelen, G. reffen, riffeln, and E. raff, raffle. Cf. {Raff}, {Ripple} of flax.] 1. To divide or separate the parts of, by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ripping saw — Rip Rip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ripped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ripping}.] [Cf. AS. r[=y]pan, also Sw. repa to ripple flax, D. repelen, G. reffen, riffeln, and E. raff, raffle. Cf. {Raff}, {Ripple} of flax.] 1. To divide or separate the parts of, by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To rip out — Rip Rip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ripped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ripping}.] [Cf. AS. r[=y]pan, also Sw. repa to ripple flax, D. repelen, G. reffen, riffeln, and E. raff, raffle. Cf. {Raff}, {Ripple} of flax.] 1. To divide or separate the parts of, by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hand tool — noun a tool used with workers hands (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑tool • Hyponyms: ↑awl, ↑bevel, ↑bevel square, ↑bodkin, ↑threader, ↑crank, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
rasing iron — noun : a caulker s tool for cleaning out seams before recaulking compare ravehook … Useful english dictionary
