hand rake

Small leaf gatherer

A hand rake is a small gardening tool with a short handle and curved tines, designed for one-handed use in close work like cultivating soil, removing weeds, or clearing debris from flower beds.

Distinguished from long-handled lawn rakes by its compact size: She used a hand rake to loosen the soil around the seedlings.

Related

fall cleanup · soil · debris · compost · gathering · scratching · tool · cultivator · hoe · prongs · yard · lawn care · autumn · mulch · metal · wooden · bristles · gravel

Categories
Opposites
power source

hand rakeleaf blower

Motorized debris disperser

gas-powered blower · dethatcher · backpack blower

scale of operation

hand rakehay rake

Tool for gathering dried grass

front-end loader · bulldozer · combine harvester

FUNCTION (gathering vs. dispersing)

hand rakespreader

Tool for distribution

pitchfork · shovel · spade

Family

hand, rake, hands, handed, handing, handy, handle, handful, handily

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G