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rackle

American  
[rak-uhl] / ˈræk əl /

adjective

Chiefly Scot.

  1. headstrong; rash.

Etymology

Origin of rackle

1250–1300; Middle English; perhaps variant of rattle 1; cf. racket 1

Example Sentences

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I’ve given my life to sheep, spent myself for them: And now, I’m not the value of a dead sheep To any farmer—a rackle of bones for the midden!

From Krindlesyke by Gibson, Wilfrid Wilson

I doubt you’ll prove A rackle ramstam wife, if you’ve your head.

From Krindlesyke by Gibson, Wilfrid Wilson

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