rakehell
/ˈɹeɪkhɛl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "And farre away, amid their rakehell bands, / They spide a Lady left all succourlesse […]."
- "I knew from the beginning that I would have to move fast to keep Minnie to myself. Kansas City was full of rakehell bachelors, all of whom I had to outcourt."
- "It seldom doth happen, in any way of life, that a sluggard and a rakehell do not go together."
- "And indeed I believe the insolence of this creature will ruin her master at last, by driving away men of sobriety and business, and making the place a den of vagabonds and rakehells."
- "“It is some freak of that drunken rakehell,” said Albert, in a low voice, to his sister, who had crept out after him on tiptoe."
- "A fat little bookseller in the City, a rakehell wit of noble blood, and a rugged Scotch surgeon from the navy—[…]"
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: *h₃reǵ-
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈɹeɪkhɛl/