rattlebrain
rattlebrain noun: a rattlebrained person.
Noun
rattlebrain (plural rattlebrains)
- A rattlebrained person.
- a genial young fellow enough to look at, and something of a rattlebrain, to all appearance.1924, Herman Melville, chapter 13, in Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co.
- My mother, peace be with her, when she called me a rattlebrain, was right.1962, Isaac Bashevis Singer, translated by Isaac Bachevis Singer and Cecil Hemley, The Slave, New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, published 1985, Part III, p. 297
rattlebrain meaning in Tamil
rattlebrain in Tamil
- அறிவிலி
Forms of rattlebrain
| plural | rattlebrains |
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Origin of rattlebrain
From rattle + brain.
Questions about rattlebrain
- What does rattlebrain mean?
- Rattlebrain means a rattlebrained person.
- What is rattlebrain in Tamil?
- Rattlebrain in Tamil is அறிவிலி. See Rattlebrain meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is rattlebrain?
- Rattlebrain is a noun.
- What is the plural of rattlebrain?
- The plural of rattlebrain is rattlebrains.
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