In centuries past, I was an immoral rogue squandering his wealth, but every autumn I become a wooden-handled helper dragging metal teeth to tidy up the lawn. What am I?
A rake
A 'rake' is both an archaic term for a dissolute, immoral man and the garden tool used to collect autumn leaves.
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