rickle

/ ˈrɪkəl /

noun

1. an unsteady or shaky structure, esp a dilapidated building
2. a loose or disorganized heap

Word History and Origins

Origin of rickle¹

C16: perhaps of Scandinavian origin

Example Sentences

Rickle; a little heap of turf peats standing on ends against each other.

From Project Gutenberg

There was but one window in the little "rickle of brick" which their pawnbroking Jew landlord called a "commodious cottage."

From Project Gutenberg