rake·hell (r k h l )n. A dissolute person; a rake. [Possibly by folk etymology from obsolete rackle, headstrong, from Middle English rakel, perhaps from raken, to go.] |
rakehell [ˈreɪkˌhɛl] Archaic
n
a dissolute man; rake
adj also rakehelly
profligate; dissolute
[from rake1 + hell; but compare Middle English rakel rash]
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