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单词 ramshackling
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ramshacklingadj.

Brit. /ˈramˌʃaklɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈræmˌʃæk(ə)lɪŋ/
Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: ramshackled adj., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: Probably an alteration of ramshackled adj., either with suffix substitution (see -ing suffix2), or after shackling adj. Compare later ramshackle v., ramshackle adj., and perhaps earlier ranshackle v.
= ramshackle adj. 2.
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the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > dilapidated or ruinous > rickety
seely1562
crazy1583
ramshackled1675
creachy1715
rickly1715
rickety1741
palsified1775
shackling1790
ramshackling1815
paralytic1824
rackety1824
rattletrap1824
cocklety1828
ramshackle1830
shickery?1833
shackly1843
shattery1844
shaky1850
ramshackly1857
cockly1859
rachitic1864
ruckly1866
tumble-over1883
palsied1889
rattle-bag1896
shauchly1896
bockety1902
ruggy1929
rickety-rackety1931
ropy1942
1815 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1959) IV. 597 My..Dictionary..must have dropt out in the carriage, from the ram-shackling state of my Box.
1911 Times 5 Aug. 4/2 A lot of ramshackling wagons with poor tackle have to be hired and used for driving drills.
1997 Independent (Nexis) 2 Mar. 24 The ramshackling effect of England's confident entry into this game.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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