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rackle

/ˈɹæ.kəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rack-le
IPA
/ˈɹæ.kəl/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chain.

British usage; Countable

noun

Noisy talk.

British usage; Uncountable

verb

To talk noisily; rattle on.

British usage

adj

Of a person: rash, impetuous, reckless

adj

Rough, crude

adj

Sturdy in old age

Etymology

From Middle English rakyl (“chain”), apparently related to Old Frisian rakels (“chain”), French racle ("the iron ring of a door" (from a Germanic source)), and also Middle English rakente, from Old English racente (“chain, fetter”). More at rackan.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

rackles (plural) rakkill (alternative) rackles (present, singular) rackling (participle, present) rackled (participle, past) rackled (past) more rackle (comparative) most rackle (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce rackle?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹæ.kəl/.
What does rackle mean?
A chain.
Where does rackle come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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