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rake·hell
(rāk′hĕl′)n.
An immoral or dissolute man.
[Possibly by folk etymology from obsolete rackle, headstrong, from Middle English rakel, perhaps from raken, to go.]
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rakehell
(ˈreɪkˌhɛl)n
a dissolute man; rake
adj
profligate; dissolute
[C16: from rake1 + hell; but compare Middle English rakel rash]
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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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