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rackle

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
14
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈɹæ.kəl/

Definition of rackle

6 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (Northern-England, Scotland, UK, countable, dialectal)A chain.
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noun

  1. (Northern-England, Scotland, UK, countable, dialectal)A chain.
  2. (Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, uncountable)Noisy talk.

verb

  1. (Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal)To talk noisily; rattle on.

adj

  1. Of a person: rash, impetuous, reckless
  2. Rough, crude
  3. Sturdy in old age

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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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6-letter words

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5-letter words

7 words

4-letter words

21 words

3-letter words

19 words

2-letter words

8 words

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