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noun
A rake in a mill, moving in a circle to spread meal for drying, and to draw it over an opening in the floor, through which it falls.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Derived from the occupation of boys who would carry out the task prior to the invention of the machine.
