What does rattlecap mean?

rattlecap

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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Obsolete; Slang

"I should write oftener but that my sister Sarah has become such a rattlecap, that she leaves me not a particle of news. Upon my word, she is the greatest talker extant. I am a perfect silence compared with her."
"He regarded Simon with indulgent fondness, having known him from the cradle, but he knew that Simon was inclined to be a rattlecap; […]"

rattlecaps (plural)

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