brattle
[ brat-l ]
noun
a clattering noise.
verb (used without object),brat·tled, brat·tling.
to scamper noisily.
Origin of brattle
11495–1505; imit; see rattle1
Words Nearby brattle
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How to use brattle in a sentence
One of the cannon-balls which he fired into the town struck the tower of the brattle Street Church, where it may still be seen.
Grandfather's Chair | Nathaniel HawthorneIt's all painted like them old Colonial houses down on brattle Street, buff and white.
The Landlord at Lion's Head, Complete | William Dean HowellsIt is sold for ten cents by Hammett, publisher, in brattle street, Boston.
Education in The Home, The Kindergarten, and The Primary School | Elizabeth P. PeabodyAs we have seen, the brattle Street Church had already led in this reform, having adopted this practice in 1699.
Unitarianism in America | George Willis CookeYou dont see him grabbing the ball away from brattle and losing two or three yards at a time.
The Turner Twins | Ralph Henry Barbour
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