"rattle the bones" meaning in English

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  "lang_code": "en",
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          "ref": "1902 March, John Oxenham, “The Legion of the Lost”, in Macmillan's Magazine, volume 85, number 509, pages 386–87:",
          "text": "Little Mr. Crow shook the dice up and down in his balled hands so long that the Butcher growled \"Come on! Come on! Get done, man!\" He continued to rattle the bones between his palms, and the Butchers red face twisted up into a scowl.",
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        "To play dice."
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        "(obsolete, nautical, slang) To play dice."
      ],
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        "nautical",
        "transport"
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        "Vasa (ship)"
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        "(obsolete, nautical, slang) To play dice."
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