"kennel-raker" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: kennel-rakers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} kennel-raker (plural kennel-rakers)
  1. (archaic) A poor unskilled menial laborer who has no steady employment. Tags: archaic Synonyms: kennel raker
    Sense id: en-kennel-raker-en-noun-6j3hM1Ep Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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