Lexicographical Neighbors of Rackle
Literary usage of Rackle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1880)
""Our bit curragh'i no that rackle sin it got a stare on ... Noisy rude behaviour ;
also, the act of behaving in a rude aud noisy manner, S.] rackle, *. 1. ..."
2. Northumberland Words by Richard Oliver Heslop, Harry Haldane, Oliver Heslop (1894)
"Eneugh like this aw've heerd thro' life ; For ev'rybody hez a plan Te guide a
rackle, ram-stam wife, Except the poor tormented man." T. Wilson, Pitman's Pay ..."
3. A Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words are Explained in by John Jamieson (1867)
""Thus, He ta rackle carle at Kit yean, Clyde*.; ... A disturbance ; an uproar, S.
This is nearly allied to the sense of the word in E. rackle, ». ..."
4. The Royal Burgh of Forfar: A Local History by Alan Reid (1902)
"Bailie nae mair, Bailie nae mair, I'll be a Provost, an' Bailie nae mair ; Wi'
the robe, an' the rackle, and seat in the chair, I'll be a Provost, ..."
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