A volatile, unsteady, or whimsical man or woman.
·noun The skin of a calf's head. II. Pate ·adj ·see <<Patte>>. III. Pate ·noun A pie. ·see <<Patty...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun Noisy, rapid talk. II. Rattle ·noun A scolding; a sharp rebuke. III. Rattle ·noun A noisy, s...
The head. Carroty-pated; red-haired. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
A dice-box. To rattle; to talk without consideration, also to move off or go away. To rattle one off...
a brock or badger. N. Also a general ludicrous word for a head in many counties. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
·noun A foolish or dull-witted fellow. ...
·adj Giddy; rattle-headed. ...
·adj Noisy; giddy; unsteady. ...
·adj Rattle-headed. ...
·- ·Alt. of Water rattler. ...
An inconsiderate foolish fellow. ...
A dull, heavy booby. ...
A contemptuous name for any curious portable piece of machinery, or philosophical apparatus. ...
A red haired man or woman. ...
A simple fellow. ...
or, to rattle the shrouds. To fix the ratlines in a line parallel to the vessel's set on the water...
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