Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rattle the bones

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables
rat-tle the bones
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To play dice.

Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

rattles the bones (present, singular) rattling the bones (participle, present) rattled the bones (participle, past) rattled the bones (past)

Questions

What does rattle the bones mean?
To play dice.

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