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rakery

/ˈɹeɪkəɹi/

rakery noun: debauchery; lewdness.

Noun

rakery (countable and uncountable, plural rakeries)

  1. (dated) Debauchery; lewdness.
    • the rakery and intrigues of the lewd towna. 1734, Roger North, The Life of the Right Honourable Francis North
    • Already, you see, I had begun to acquire a taste for rakery and wenching among the London debutantes.1979, Roald Dahl, My Uncle Oswald

Forms of rakery

pluralrakeries

Origin of rakery

From rake + -ery.

Questions about rakery

What does rakery mean?
Rakery means debauchery; lewdness.
What part of speech is rakery?
Rakery is a noun.
How do you pronounce rakery?
Rakery is pronounced /ˈɹeɪkəɹi/.
What is the plural of rakery?
The plural of rakery is rakeries.

Words near rakery in the dictionary

  1. rakeoffs
  2. rakeout
  3. raker
  4. rakeries
  5. rakers
  6. rakery
  7. rakes
  8. rakes in
  9. rakes it in
  10. rakes off
  11. rakes out

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