Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A heap or pile, as of stones or peats, loosely thrown together; specifically, a small rick of hay or grain.
  • noun A quantity of anything loosely and carelessly put together; a loose or indiscriminate mass: as, the man is a rickle of bones.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A loose, disordered collection of things; a heap; a jumble.
  • noun A dilapidated or ramshackle building.
  • noun Any object in poor condition, particularly a vehicle.
  • noun An emaciated person or animal.

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  • Scots - pile, loose heap.

    A very thin person could be described as 'a rickle of banes'.

    December 26, 2007