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rattlecap

rattlecap noun: an unsteady, volatile person.

Noun

rattlecap (plural rattlecaps)

  1. (obsolete, slang) An unsteady, volatile person.
    • I should write oftener but that my sister Sarah has become such a rattlecap, that she leaves me not a particle of news. Upon my word, she is the greatest talker extant. I am a perfect silence compared with her.1897, Abby Hopper Gibbons, Sarah Hopper Emerson, Life of Abby Hopper Gibbons, page 81
    • He regarded Simon with indulgent fondness, having known him from the cradle, but he knew that Simon was inclined to be a rattlecap; […]1970, Georgette Heyer, Charity Girl

Forms of rattlecap

pluralrattlecaps

Questions about rattlecap

What does rattlecap mean?
Rattlecap means an unsteady, volatile person.
What part of speech is rattlecap?
Rattlecap is a noun.
What is the plural of rattlecap?
The plural of rattlecap is rattlecaps.

Words near rattlecap in the dictionary

  1. rattlebrain
  2. rattlebrained
  3. rattlebrains
  4. rattlebush
  5. rattlebushes
  6. rattlecap
  7. rattlecaps
  8. rattled
  9. rattled a saber
  10. rattled a sabre
  11. rattled about

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