The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:Rakel \Ra"kel\ (r[aum]"k[e^]l), a. [OE. See Rake a debauchee.] Hasty; reckless; rash. [Obs.] --Chaucer. -- Ra"kel*ness, n. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]