"rickle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rickles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪkəl Etymology: From Scots rickle, from Old English hrēac (“stack”) with the Scots suffix -le (“full (of)”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|sco|rickle}} Scots rickle, {{der|en|ang|hrēac||stack}} Old English hrēac (“stack”), {{m|sco|-le||full (of)}} -le (“full (of)”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} rickle (plural rickles)
  1. (chiefly Scotland) A loose, disordered collection of things; a heap; a jumble. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-rickle-en-noun-u-SuRBa0 Categories (other): Scottish English
  2. (chiefly Scotland) A small rick of grain. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-rickle-en-noun-mnOeXeq- Categories (other): Scottish English
  3. (chiefly Scotland) A dilapidated or ramshackle building. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-rickle-en-noun-mAr1U8eN Categories (other): Scottish English
  4. (chiefly Scotland) Any object in poor condition, particularly a vehicle. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-rickle-en-noun-Fwr2B8Pp Categories (other): Scottish English
  5. (chiefly Scotland) An emaciated person or animal. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-rickle-en-noun-ZlYrQ27j Categories (other): Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: rick, rickle o' banes

Inflected forms

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