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rattled the bones

rattled the bones is the simple past and past participle of rattle the bones.

Meaning of rattle the bones

Verb

rattle the bones (third-person singular simple present rattles the bones, present participle rattling the bones, simple past and past participle rattled the bones)

  1. (obsolete, slang) To play dice.
    • Little Mr. Crow shook the dice up and down in his balled hands so long that the Butcher growled "Come on! Come on! Get done, man!" He continued to rattle the bones between his palms, and the Butchers red face twisted up into a scowl.1902 March, John Oxenham, “The Legion of the Lost”, in Macmillan's Magazine, volume 85, number 509, pages 386–87

Questions about rattled the bones

What is rattled the bones the simple past and past participle of?
Rattled the bones is the simple past and past participle of rattle the bones.

Words near rattled the bones in the dictionary

  1. rattled one's hocks
  2. rattled one's saber
  3. rattled one's sabre
  4. rattled sabres
  5. rattled someone's cage
  6. rattled the bones
  7. rattled the saber
  8. rattled the sabre
  9. rattled through
  10. rattlehead
  11. rattleheaded

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