Meaning of rickle | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A loose, disordered collection of things; a heap; a jumble.
   Scotland
2. A small rick of grain.
   Scotland
3. A dilapidated or ramshackle building.
   Scotland
4. Any object in poor condition, particularly a vehicle.
   Scotland
5. An emaciated person or animal.
   Scotland

Examples

“It was no more than a butt and a ben, with a rickle of sheds behind it where old Pooty kept his donkey that was nearly as old […]”

“We came home by a place called Speke Hall — built 1589 — the queerest-looking old rickle of boards that I ever set eyes on; […]”

“On a memorable night was the old rickle of a boat taken out to the West Sands during a terrible storm, when Admiral Maitland Dougall distinguished himself by his valiant services.”

“But it's a bad disaise that can't be cured somehow, Manis said to himself — so be began to consider how to sell his rickle of a pony to advantage.”

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