A Rake

1. (Northern England and climbing, also figuratively) A course, a path, especially a narrow and steep path or route up a hillside.
2. (mining) A fissure or mineral vein of ore traversing the strata vertically, or nearly so.
3. (Britain, originally Northern England, Scotland) A series, a succession; specifically (rail transport) a set of coupled rail vehicles, normally coaches or wagons. Synonym: consist
4. (systems theory) In cellular automata: a puffer that emits a stream of spaceships rather than a trail of debris.
5. (Midlands, Northern England) Alternative spelling of raik (“a course, a way; pastureland over which animals graze; a journey to transport something between two places; a run; also, the quantity of items so transported”)