- rake|hell
- rake|hell «RAYK HEHL», noun, adjective.a dissolute or immoral person; rake; profligate: »
[This] man of the world and Broadway rakehell, makes his true confession... (New York Times).
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rake|hell|y — «RAYK HEHL ee», adjective. profligate; dissolute; recklessly extravagant … Useful english dictionary
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rake — rake; rake·hell·ish; rake·man; rake·steel; un·rake; muck·rake; rake·hell; rake·helly; rake·stele; … English syllables
hell — hell; hell·ben·der; hell·flö·te; hell·gram·mite; hell·ward; in·hell; rake·hell·ish; hell·ish; rake·hell; hell·gra·mite; hell·ish·ly; hell·ish·ness; … English syllables
Rake (character) — A rake is defined as a man habituated to immoral conduct. Rakes are frequently stock characters in novels. Often a rake is a man who wastes his (usually inherited) fortune on wine, women and song, incurring lavish debts in the process. The rake… … Wikipedia
rake — One of the instant nicknames which children bestow on a tall thin person. See also spindleshanks. The phrase ‘as thin as a rake’ has been in use since the fourteenth century. In older texts ‘rake’ may occur vocatively in the sense of… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
rake — English has three distinct words rake. The oldest, ‘toothed implement’ [OE], goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *rak or *rek ‘gather, heap up’, which also produced German rechen ‘rake’. It may be descended ultimately from Indo European *rog ,… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
rake — English has three distinct words rake. The oldest, ‘toothed implement’ [OE], goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *rak or *rek ‘gather, heap up’, which also produced German rechen ‘rake’. It may be descended ultimately from Indo European *rog ,… … Word origins
Nine-toothed Rake — The nine toothed rake (Traditional Chinese: 九齒釘耙; Simplified Chinese: 九齿钉耙; pinyin: jiǔchǐdīngpá; literally Nine Tooth Spike Rake ) is a major weapon featured within the famed ancient Chinese novel Journey to the West. The Nine toothed rake is… … Wikipedia
Francis Charteris (rake) — Colonel Francis Charteris Colonel Francis Charteris (baptised 4 April 1675 – 24 February 1732), nicknamed The Rape Master General , was a Scottish gentleman who earned a substantial sum of money through gambling and the South Sea Bubble. He was… … Wikipedia
