rakehell

rake·hell

R0029500 (rāk′hĕl′)n. An immoral or dissolute man.

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[Possibly by folk etymology from obsolete rackle, headstrong, from Middle English rakel, perhaps from raken, to go.]

rakehell

(ˈreɪkˌhɛl) na dissolute man; rakeadjprofligate; dissolute[C16: from rake¹ + hell; but compare Middle English rakel rash]

rake•hell

(ˈreɪkˌhɛl)

n. 1. a licentious or dissolute man; rake. adj. 2. Also, rake′hell`y. dissolute; profligate. [1540–50; alter. by folk etym. (see rake¹, hell) of Middle English rakel (adj.) rash, rough, coarse, hasty]

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Noun

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rakehell - a dissolute man in fashionable societyprofligate, rake, rip, roue, blooddebauchee, libertine, rounder - a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained