Meaning of bead-rattler | Babel Free

Definitions

A Roman Catholic.

derogatory

Examples

“And can't you smell that bacon? To think that a poor bead-rattler like me can't have any, on a Friday, no matter how early he's up, and that you might have all you wanted, if you'd only take the trouble to come and get it, you lazy heretics!”

“A young bead-rattler it was, made the same mistake as yersel.”

“Seeing how ye're a native son of our beloved country, and ain't a bead rattler, I'm gonna be generous and set ya a task.”

“He's a bead rattler, a papist.”

“I recall being impressed that you were able to translate it, though probably at the cost of the unreconstructed Rangers fans on the firm marking you down as a bead-rattler.”

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