a1884 E. H. Knight Suppl. 577/2 Malt Rake, a hand tool used in stirring malt on the kiln floor.
1970 G. E. Evans xxii. 249 The malt-rake was also drawn lightly in a careful, jerking movement over the grain.
2012 365 The rake, dragged arduously through the malt, is simply called a ‘malt rake’ or ‘puller’ in the UK.