Rickle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rickle is a noun meaning (chiefly Scotland) A loose, disordered collection of things; a heap; a jumble.
Meaning
(chiefly Scotland) A loose, disordered collection of things; a heap; a jumble.
More Meanings
- (chiefly Scotland) A small rick of grain.
- (chiefly Scotland) A dilapidated or ramshackle building.
- (chiefly Scotland) Any object in poor condition, particularly a vehicle.
- (chiefly Scotland) An emaciated person or animal.
Example Sentences
We came home by a place called Speke Hall — built 1589 — the queerest-looking old rickle of boards that I ever set eyes on; […]
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 […]
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.
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.
Word Forms
- rickles
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ruckle, raff, raffe, rindle, rhapsody, raffie.
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