Definition of rattle

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Rattle (n.) The noise in the throat produced by the air in passing through mucus which the lungs are unable to expel; -- chiefly observable at the approach of death, when it is called the death rattle. See R/le..

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Sidewinder :: Sidewinder (n.) See Horned rattler, under Horned..
Rattlewings :: Rattlewings (n.) The golden-eye.
Rattlemouse :: Rattlemouse (n.) A bat.
Rattle :: Rattle (v. t.) Hence, to disconcert; to confuse; as, to rattle one's judgment; to rattle a player in a game..
Rattle :: Rattle (n.) Noisy, rapid talk..
Rattletrap :: Rattletrap (n.) Any machine or vehicle that does not run smoothly.
Moccasin :: Moccasin (n.) A poisonous snake of the Southern United States. The water moccasin (Ancistrodon piscivorus) is usually found in or near water. Above, it is olive brown, barred with black; beneath, it is brownish yellow, mottled with darker. The upland moccasin is Ancistrodon atrofuscus. They resemble rattlesnakes, but are without rattles..
Sistrum :: Sistrum () An instrument consisting of a thin metal frame, through which passed a number of metal rods, and furnished with a handle by which it was shaken and made to rattle. It was peculiarly Egyptian, and used especially in the worship of Isis. It is still used in Nubia..
Clack :: Clack (n.) To make a sudden, sharp noise, or a succesion of such noises, as by striking an object, or by collision of parts; to rattle; to click..
Massasauga :: Massasauga (n.) The black rattlesnake (Crotalus, / Caudisona, tergemina), found in the Mississippi Valley..
Rattle :: Rattle (n.) An instrument with which a rattling sound is made; especially, a child's toy that rattles when shaken..
Rattlewort :: Rattlewort (n.) Same as Rattlebox.
Water Rattler :: Water rattler () The diamond rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus); -- so called from its preference for damp places near water.
Rattle :: Rattle (n.) Any organ of an animal having a structure adapted to produce a rattling sound.
Rattle-headed :: Rattle-headed (a.) Noisy; giddy; unsteady.
Tittle-tattle :: Tittle-tattle (n.) Idle, trifling talk; empty prattle..
Pittle-pattle :: Pittle-pattle (v. i.) To talk unmeaningly; to chatter or prattle.
Cackler :: Cackler (n.) One who prattles, or tells tales; a tattler..
Crotalaria :: Crotalaria (n.) A genus of leguminous plants; rattlebox.
Rattle :: Rattle (n.) A scolding; a sharp rebuke.
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