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 Cruelly, you Kennel-raker, you Gibbet-carrier.
1773. Bath Jrnl., 5 April, 1/3.
| Here kennel-rakers join the patriotic squall, | |
| And scream beneath the banners of Guildhall. |
1792. Cambridge Chron. & Jrnl., 22 Sept., 4/1.
| One moment calling on their maker— | |
| Next swear like any kennel-raker. |
