rakery

English

Etymology

From rake +‎ -ery.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹeɪkəɹi/

Noun

rakery (countable and uncountable, plural rakeries)

1. (dated) Debauchery; lewdness.
   • a. 1734, Roger North, The Life of the Right Honourable Francis North:

     the rakery and intrigues of the lewd town

   • 1979, Roald Dahl, My Uncle Oswald:

     Already, you see, I had begun to acquire a taste for rakery and wenching among the London debutantes.

References

• “rakery”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.