rakehelly

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1. obsoleteSynonym of rakehell.

   Mr. Edwards had an appointment, he said—nothing good, you may be sure—they were a rake-helly set—saving your presence.

   1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard

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   “I still have an objection,” said Albert, “to yonder impudent rakehelly fellow, styling himself a cavalier, who rushed himself on our company last night, and gained my father’s heart by a story of the storm of Brentford, which I dare say the rogue never saw.”

   1826, [Walter Scott], chapter XXII, in Woodstock; Or, The Cavalier. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, →OCLC

   Synonyms: rakehell