Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rickle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rick-le
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A loose, disordered collection of things; a heap; a jumble.

noun

A small rick of grain.

noun

A dilapidated or ramshackle building.

noun

Any object in poor condition, particularly a vehicle.

noun

An emaciated person or animal.

Example Sentences

"It was no more than a butt and a ben, with a rickle of sheds behind it where old Pooty kept his donkey that was nearly as old […]"
"We came home by a place called Speke Hall — built 1589 — the queerest-looking old rickle of boards that I ever set eyes on; […]"
"On a memorable night was the old rickle of a boat taken out to the West Sands during a terrible storm, when Admiral Maitland Dougall distinguished himself by his valiant services."
"But it's a bad disaise that can't be cured somehow, Manis said to himself — so be began to consider how to sell his rickle of a pony to advantage."

Etymology

From Scots rickle, from Old English hrēac (“stack”) with the Scots suffix -le (“full (of)”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: rickle, hrēac

Inflected Forms

rickles (plural)

Phrases

rickle o' banes

Frequently Paired Words

rick rickle o' banes

Rhymes With

ethical nickel ideological pickle trickle tickle sickle fickle cuticle mickle bickle stickle

Questions

What does rickle mean?: A loose, disordered collection of things; a heap; a jumble.
Where does rickle come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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