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Prattle. [R.] Jeffrey.

One who prattles. Herbert.

Empty talk; trifling loquacity; prattle; -- used in contempt or ridicule. [Colloq.] Abp. Bramhall.

To drive or ride briskly, so as to make a clattering; as, we rattled along for a couple of miles. [Colloq.]

Giddy; rattle-headed.

Noisy; giddy; unsteady.

Rattle-headed. "A noisy, rattle-pated fellow." W. Irving.

A toy that makes a rattle sound; a rattle.

An empty, noisy talker.

A bat. [Obs.] Puttenham.

A rattlehead. C. Kingsley.

One who, or that which, rattles.

g joints at the end of the tail which make a sharp ratting sound when shaken. The common rattlesnake of the Northern United States (Crotalus horridus), and the diamond rattlesnake of the south (C. adamanteus), are the best known. See Illust. of Fang. Ground rattlesnake (Zoöl.), a small rattlesnake (Caudisona, or Sistru…

Any machine or vehicle that does not run smoothly. [Colloq.] A. Trollope.

Any plant of the genus Astragalus. See Milk vetch.

The golden-eye.

Same as Rattlebox.

Spawl; spittle. [Obs.] Bale.

Idle talk or chat; trifling talk; prate. [They] told the tattle of the day. Swift.

One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales. Jer. Taylor.