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rattick

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rattick
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To shake, rattle, knock about; to be rickety.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps a dissimilation of rattle. Alternatively, perhaps from Old English *hratecian (“to rattle”), from Old English hratian (“to quicken, hasten”) + -(e)cian (frequentative suffix).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *hratecian, hratian

Usage

Inflected Forms

ratticks (present, singular) ratticking (participle, present) ratticked (participle, past) ratticked (past) rattik (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

racket rattiker

Questions

What does rattick mean?
To shake, rattle, knock about; to be rickety.
Where does rattick come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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