Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in the rattle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables: in- the rat-tle
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Kept in confinement as a disciplinary measure.

British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"If you were in the rattle too often, you would be labeled a troublemaker. Once that happened, it was virtually impossible to get back into the Navy's good books, and the chances were high that they would find some way to get rid of you."

Usage

British usage
Slang

Questions

What does in the rattle mean?: Kept in confinement as a disciplinary measure.

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