† ˈkennel-ˌraker Obs.
A raker of the gutter; a scavenger; also used as a term of abuse.
| c 1589 Theses Martinianæ 27 You contemne such kenell rakers and scullions. 1618 Wither Motto Wks. (1633) 552 Those gaudy Upstarts no more prize I doe Than poorest Kennell-rakers. 1731 Arbuthnot Treat. Scolding 20 You did not love Cruelty, you Kennel-raker, you Gibbet-carrier. |