A dice-box. To rattle; to talk without consideration, also to move off or go away. To rattle one off; to rate or scold him.
·noun Noisy, rapid talk. II. Rattle ·noun A scolding; a sharp rebuke. III. Rattle ·noun A noisy, s...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·adj Giddy; rattle-headed. ...
·adj Noisy; giddy; unsteady. ...
·adj Rattle-headed. ...
·- ·Alt. of Water rattler. ...
A volatile, unsteady, or whimsical man or woman. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
A contemptuous name for any curious portable piece of machinery, or philosophical apparatus. ...
or, to rattle the shrouds. To fix the ratlines in a line parallel to the vessel's set on the water...
The Sailor's Word-Book