Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

خباشة

English translation:

Rake

Added to glossary by Mowafak Mohamed
Jun 8, 2023 18:43
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Arabic term

خباشة

Arabic to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
Hi everyone,

This is from a North African text.

Which kind of tool is it? A pick axe?

والرجل لا يجدر به أن يمسك سوى المسحاة أو الخباشة

Thanks!
Proposed translations (English)
5 Rake
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Discussion

Saliha18 (asker) Jun 13, 2023:
Thank you very much, Yassine!

Proposed translations

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Rake

خباشة
https://www.facebook.com/140819589423276/posts/1278156809022...

Rake
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a garden tool with a long handle and long, pointed metal parts sticking out in a row at the bottom, used for making the earth level or for collecting leaves, etc.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rake

A rake is a broom for outside use; a horticultural implement consisting of a toothed bar fixed transversely to a handle, or tines fixed to a handle, and used to collect leaves, hay, grass, etc., and in gardening, for loosening the soil, light weeding and levelling, removing dead grass from lawns, and generally for purposes performed in agriculture by the harrow.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rake_(tool)
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