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ROUE
rake, rakehell, profligate, rip, blood, roue
(noun) a dissolute man in fashionable society
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Rou`Ă©", n. Etym: [F., properly p.p. of rouer to break upon the wheel, fr. roue a wheel, L. rota. See Rotate, Rotary.]
Definition: One devoted to a life of sensual pleasure; a debauchee; a rake.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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