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Definition of Rakery
1. n. Debauchery; lewdness.
Definition of Rakery
1. Noun. Debauchery; lewdness. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rakery
1. dissoluteness [n RAKERIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rakery
Literary usage of Rakery
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1902)
"He . . . instructed his lordship in all the rakery and intrigues of the lewd town.
1749. SMOLLETT, Gil Blas (i -'u). III. v. You are too forward, ..."
2. A Supplementary English Glossary by Thomas Lewis Owen Davies (1881)
"rakery, dissipation. He not ouly diverted but instructed bis lordship ¡u all ...
The fatigue of a London winter between Parliament and rakery is a little ..."
3. The Numismatic Chronicle by Royal Numismatic Society (Great Britain) (1877)
"CORK rakery, NO. 49, SOUTH KING STREET, DUBLIN. Date.—1847. 17. Obl. GENERAL POST
OFFICE TAVERN, JK, NO. 9, ELEPHANT LANE, OFF SACKVILLE ST., DUBLIN. Rev. ..."
4. The Works of Thomas Moore, Esq. by Thomas Moore (1825)
"De Ros. This discovery gives me new life— jealous of me! Susan. There—if he isn't
quite proud of the discovery ! oh rakery ..."
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