Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A disease of the grape in which the berries fall off just as they are ripening. It is attributed to defective nutrition, but may also be influenced by fungi and insects. Also called
shelling and shanking.
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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
rattle . - noun Plural form of
rattle .
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Examples
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The train rattles to a halt at Memorial Park and many people in bright summer shorts and carrying lawn chairs and coolers disembark.
365 tomorrows » 2007 » November : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2007
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The resulting combination of pops and rattles is effective on snook, redfish, and especially sea trout.
Pop Goes the Rattler 1999
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Oops, not quite empty, a coin rattles inside, and she dumps it to the floor.
The Fortunes of Indigo Skye Deb Caletti 2009
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Oops, not quite empty, a coin rattles inside, and she dumps it to the floor.
The Fortunes of Indigo Skye Deb Caletti 2009
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Oops, not quite empty, a coin rattles inside, and she dumps it to the floor.
The Fortunes of Indigo Skye Deb Caletti 2009
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Oops, not quite empty, a coin rattles inside, and she dumps it to the floor.
The Fortunes of Indigo Skye Deb Caletti 2009
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Cover and steam for 1 ½ -2 hours, adding boiling water to the bottom of the steamer when coin rattles.
Spiced Lamb Steamed in Maguey Leaves: Mixiotes de Carnero 2004
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Cover and steam for 1 ½ -2 hours, adding boiling water to the bottom of the steamer when coin rattles.
Spiced Lamb Steamed in Maguey Leaves: Mixiotes de Carnero 2004
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Cover and steam for 1 ½ -2 hours, adding boiling water to the bottom of the steamer when coin rattles.
Spiced Lamb Steamed in Maguey Leaves: Mixiotes de Carnero 2004
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And in the horror and climax of death-rattles, which is Mexico, she thought she could see it in the black eyes of the Indians.
The Plumed Serpent 2003
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