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rakehell

[reyk-hel]

noun

a licentious or dissolute man; rake.

adjective

Also, rake·hell·y

[reyk-hel-ee] . dissolute; profligate.

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Origin:
1540–50; alteration by folk etymology (see rake¹, hell) of Middle English rakel (adj.) rash, rough, coarse, hasty (akin to rake⁴); compare Old Norse reikall wandering, unsettled

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rakehell (ˈreɪkˌhɛl)

—n
1.	a dissolute man; rake

—*adj*
2.	profligate; dissolute

[C16: from rake¹ + hell; but compare Middle English rakel rash]

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