† kennel-rakern.
Obsolete.
A raker of the gutter; a scavenger; also used as a term of abuse.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > clearing of refuse matter > refuse disposal > [noun] > rag-collecting or dust-heap picking > one who
kennel-raker1570
finder1607
rag-raker1631
rag-picker1680
bunter1706
rake-kennel1707
rag collector1820
rag gatherer1851
chiffonier1856
gutter-snipe1869
picker1884
tatter1890
totter1891
dumpster diver1985
1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 24/2 Neither doth the popes monarchie lack his kaynilrakers.
1589 ‘M. Marprelate’ Theses Martinianæ 27 You contemne such kenell rakers and scullions.
1618 G. Wither Wither's Motto in Wks. (1633) 552 Those gaudy Upstarts no more prize I doe Than poorest Kennell-rakers.
1731 J. Arbuthnot Brief Acct. Ginglicutt's Treat. Scolding Ancients 20 You did not love Cruelty, you Kennel-raker, you Gibbet-carrier.
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