rackle
rackle · rackles
A chainA chain.
/ˈɹæ.kəl/
Meaning
2 senses(Northern England, Scotland, UK, countable, dialectal)A chain.
(Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, uncountable)Noisy talk.
Origin
From Middle English rakyl (“chain”), apparently related to Old Frisian rakels (“chain”), FFrom Middle English rakyl (“chain”), apparently related to Old Frisian rakels (“chain”), French racle ("the iron ring of a door" (from a Germanic source)), and also Middle English rakente, from Old English racente (“chain, fetter”). More at rackan.
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Forms
plural: racklesLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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