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The beaver rat. See under Beaver.
Alt. of Water rattler
The diamond rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus); -- so called from its preference for damp places near water.
A rate or tax for a supply of water.
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p. pr. & vb. n.
of Rattoon
n.
A rapid succession of sharp, clattering sounds; as, the rattle of a drum.
n.
An instrument with which a rattling sound is made; especially, a child's toy that rattles when shaken.
n.
Same as Rattlebox.
n.
Any organ of an animal having a structure adapted to produce a rattling sound.
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A toy that makes a rattling sound; a rattle.
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Of the second size, rank, quality, or value; as, a second-rate ship; second-rate cloth; a second-rate champion.
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The noise in the throat produced by the air in passing through mucus which the lungs are unable to expel; -- chiefly observable at the approach of death, when it is called the death rattle. See R/le.
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An American herb (Crotalaria sagittalis), the seeds of which, when ripe, rattle in the inflated pod.
imp. & p. p.
of Rattoon
a.
Giddy; rattle-headed.
n.
A rattlehead.
n. pl.
Ratlines.
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One who, or that which, rattles.
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Any one of several species of venomous American snakes belonging to the genera Crotalus and Caudisona, or Sistrurus. They have a series of horny interlocking joints at the end of the tail which make a sharp rattling sound when shaken. The common rattlesnake of the Northern United States (Crotalus horridus), and the diamond rattlesnake of the South (C. adamanteus), are the best known. See Illust. of Fang.
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Rattle-headed.
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