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   roué

   /ˈruːeɪ/

   noun

   • 1. a debauched man, especially an elderly one: dated "he had lived the life of a roué in the fleshpots of London and Paris"

   Word Origin late 18th century: French, literally ‘broken on a wheel’, referring to the instrument of torture thought to be deserved by such a person.

   Scrabble Points: 3

   • R

     1

   • O

     1

   • U

     1

   • É

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