- rakehell
- rakehell (n.) 1540s, possibly an alteration (by association with rake (n.1) and Hell) of M.E. rakel (adj.) "hasty, rash, headstrong," probably from raken "to go, proceed," from O.E. racian, of unknown origin.
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Rakehell — Rake hell (r[=a]k h[e^]l ), n. [See {Rakel}.] A lewd, dissolute fellow; a debauchee; a rake. [1913 Webster] It seldom doth happen, in any way of life, that a sluggard and a rakehell do not go together. Barrow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rakehell — Rake hell , Rakehelly Rake hell y (r[=a]k h[e^]l [y^]), a. Dissolute; wild; lewd; rakish. [Obs.] Spenser. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rakehell — [rāk′hel΄] n. [prob. altered (< RAKE1 & HELL) < ME rakel, rash, wild] a dissolute, debauched man; rake adj. immoral; dissolute: also rakehelly … English World dictionary
rakehell — noun Date: 1554 libertine 2 • rakehell or rakehelly adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
rakehell — noun a dissolute man in fashionable society • Syn: ↑rake, ↑profligate, ↑rip, ↑blood, ↑roue • Derivationally related forms: ↑profligate (for: ↑profligate) … Useful english dictionary
rakehell — /rayk hel /, n. 1. a licentious or dissolute man; rake. adj. 2. Also, rakehelly /rayk hel ee/. dissolute; profligate. [1540 50; alter. by folk etym. (see RAKE1, HELL) of ME rakel (adj.) rash, rough, coarse, hasty (akin to RAKE4); cf. ON reikall… … Universalium
rakehell — noun A lewd or wanton person … Wiktionary
rakehell — rake·hell … English syllables
rakehell — rake•hell [[t]ˈreɪkˌhɛl[/t]] n. 1) a licentious or dissolute man; rake 2) Also, rake′hell y. dissolute; profligate • Etymology: 1540–50; alter. by folk etym. (see rake I, hell) of ME rakel (adj.) rash, rough, coarse, hasty … From formal English to slang
rakehell — /ˈreɪkhɛl/ (say raykhel) noun Obsolete a roué; a rake (rake2). {rake1 + hell; replacing Middle English rakel, rash, rough, coarse, hasty, from rake5} …
