"rattle the bones" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-rattle the bones.ogg [Australia] Forms: rattles the bones [present, singular, third-person], rattling the bones [participle, present], rattled the bones [participle, past], rattled the bones [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=rattle the bones}} rattle the bones (third-person singular simple present rattles the bones, present participle rattling the bones, simple past and past participle rattled the bones)
  1. (obsolete, nautical, slang) To play dice. Wikipedia link: Vasa (ship) Tags: obsolete, slang Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-rattle_the_bones-en-verb-a5IjJeP0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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