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rickle

The English word “rickle” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A loose, disordered collection of things; a heap; a jumble.
  2. A small rick of grain.
  3. A dilapidated or ramshackle building.
  4. Any object in poor condition, particularly a vehicle.
  5. An emaciated person or animal.

Etymology

From Scots rickle, from Old English hrēac (“stack”) with the Scots suffix -le (“full (of)”).

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