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rattlehead

American  
[rat-l-hed] / ˈræt lˌhɛd /

noun

  1. a rattlebrain.


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Etymology

Origin of rattlehead

First recorded in 1635–45; rattle 1 + head

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Then some Spiritualist or other—I think it was Ophelia Beebe or some rattlehead like her—got him to go to see a medium who was boardin' here at the Restabit Inn.

From Galusha the Magnificent by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby

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