Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for O-VER-RAKE'
O-VER-RAKE', v.t.
To break in upon a ship. When the waves break in upon a ship riding at anchor, it is said, they overrake her, or she is overraked. Mar. Dict.
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O-VER-RAKE', v.t.
To break in upon a ship. When the waves break in upon a ship riding at anchor, it is said, they overrake her, or she is overraked. Mar. Dict.
Return to page 70 of the letter “O”.