Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Plural form of
rattlepate .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word rattlepates.
Examples
-
"We want no rattlepates to tell us -- or others -- what 's needed or doing."
Janice Meredith Paul Leicester Ford 1883
-
"Yes, confound their dear rattlepates; that is about the sum-total of their cogitations."
Beulah 1872
-
"He does not get half the credit for it that he deserves, because, you know, he is so quiet and reserved, and has that unlucky ironical way with him that people don't like; especially rattlepates like those," pointing with her whip in the direction of the two young officers.
Clever Woman of the Family Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.