thatch-rake

noun3

1. •
   A rake with double-edged, crescent-shaped blades, used for slicing through and pulling out thatch from a lawn.

   • Use a thatch rake that has specially designed blades instead of normal tines. You'll need some elbow grease to work the rake into the lawn and remove the thatch. — 2004
2. •
   A tool for combing the straw or similar material in a thatched roof straight, consisting of a straight bar with curved teeth or points.

   • He gripped his thatch-rake and, swinging it, struck at a tree. — 1897
3. •
   A representation of such a rake, used as a charge on the field or as a bordure device consisting of a straight line from which periodically project short perpendicular lines with slightly curved tips.

   • A. __Puckering, impaling, S. three thatch-rakes — 1796