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Examples of rakehell
rakehell
As a founding father of Russian literature, Pushkin behaved more like a rakehell uncle.
From the time.com
It deals with an exclusive Oxford undergraduate dining club, the Riot, named after an 18th century rakehell.
From the guardian.co.uk
I'd never heard of a RAKEHELL, but I like the word.
From the wordplay.blogs.nytimes.com
A rake, short for rakehell, is a historic term applied to a man who is habituated to immoral conduct, frequently a heartless womanizer.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Rake: a dissolute man in fashionable society
- A rake, short for rakehell, is a historic term applied to a man who is habituated to immoral conduct, frequently a heartless womaniser. Often a rake was a man who wasted his (usually inherited) fortune on gambling, wine, women and song, incurring lavish debts in the process. ...
