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rakehells

rakehells is the plural of rakehell.

Meaning of rakehell

Noun

rakehell (plural rakehells)

  1. (archaic) A lewd or wanton person; a debauchee; a rake.
    • It seldom doth happen, in any way of life, that a sluggard and a rakehell do not go together.a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn]...

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Questions about rakehells

What is rakehells the plural of?
Rakehells is the plural of rakehell.

Words near rakehells in the dictionary

  1. rakee
  2. rakeful
  3. rakefuls
  4. rakehell
  5. rakehellish
  6. rakehells
  7. rakehelly
  8. rakehoe
  9. rakehoes
  10. rakehood
  11. rakeless

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