rastle
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Example Sentences
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The Judge and me are only going to rastle with the sperrit of that gay young galoot, when he drops down for his girl—and exhort him pow’ful!
From The Idler Magazine, Vol III. May 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by Various
When he gets hungry he cinches himself a little tighter and continues to "rastle" with fate.
From Remarks by Nye, Bill
Well, rastle with that idea later on, sonny.
From From Sand Hill to Pine by Harte, Bret
As I say, the winter was a bitter one, and the wild things, panthers an' wolves an' sech, were pretty hard put to it to rastle enough grub to keep them alive.
From Bert Wilson in the Rockies by Duffield, J. W.
Givens, feeling aggrieved, and suspicious of fouls, shook his fist at the lion, and shouted: "I'll rastle you again for twenty—" and then he got back to himself.
From Heart of the West [Annotated] by Loewenstein, Joseph E.
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