Rake (stock character)
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title:
Rake (stock character)
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In a historical context, a rake was a man who was habituated to immoral conduct, particularly womanizing. Often, a rake was also prodigal, wasting his fortune on gambling, wine, women, and song, and incurring lavish debts in the process. Cad is a closely related term. Comparable terms are "libertine" and "debauché". The Restoration rake was a carefree, witty, sexually irresistible aristocrat whose heyday was during the English Restoration period (1660–1688) at the court of King Charles II. They
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Man habituated to immoral conduct
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rake_(stock_character)
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2024-03-10T01:27:05Z
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