rattle-bagn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈratlbaɡ/, U.S.

/ˈrædlˌbæɡ/

Forms: see rattle n.¹ and bag n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rattle n.¹, rattle v.¹, bag n.

Etymology: < rattle n.¹ (or perhaps rattle v.¹) + bag n. Compare rattle-bladder n. at rattle n.¹ Compounds, rattlebox n., rattle-gourd n. at rattle n.¹ Compounds.Apparently attested considerably earlier as a surname: Johannes Ratellebagg (c1273).

A. n.

1. A rattle consisting of a bag containing pellets or other small objects, esp. (in later use) one used to attract deer when hunting, etc. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [noun] > rattling > that which

rattle1519

rattle-bladder1548

rattler1558

rattle-bag1583

crackle1591

rattlebox1696

cherry-clapper1763

cherry-clack1824

1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie xxiv. 140 Our dooings which are no better than rattlebagges to please babes withall.

1728 P. Walker Some Remarkable Passages Life A. Peden (ed. 3) 81 There comes the Devil's Rattle-bag, we do not want him here.

1777 Whole Proc. Jockey & Maggy (rev. ed.) v. 29 Her teeth gaed' like a rattle bag till about haf gate hame.

1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet I. xi. 250 The Bishop's summoner, that they called The De'il's Rattle-bag.

1848 N.Y. Evening Post 17 Nov. 2/4 Gungl's band contains not only the usual parts of orchestral instruments, but a number of fine drums, a bell, triangle, cymbal and a rattle bag, a novelty ‘here if not elsewhere’.

1990 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald Amer. 30 Sept. e7/1 (advt.) Expert advice on White Tail Deer Calling. Learn to use rattling horns, rattle bags, grint calls, bleat calls, scents and electronic calls.

2006 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (Nexis) 8 Nov. 10 c I decided to see if I could get him [sc. the deer] a little closer. I grabbed the rattle bag again and gave a couple more good bangs.

2. British. An assortment; a miscellany; = ragbag n. 2.In quot. 1982 as the title of an anthology of poetry.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [noun] > incongruous mixture

hotchpotc1405

hodge-podgec1426

omnigatherum?a1430

mishmashc1475

peasemeala1525

omnium gatherum1530

mingle1548

hotchpotch1549

mingle-mangle1549

gallimaufry1551

rhapsody1574

sauce-medley1579

pell-mellc1586

linsey-woolsey1592

wilderness1594

brewage1599

motley1609

macaronic1611

medley1618

olla podridaa1635

farragoa1637

consarcination1640

porridge1642

olio1645

bisque1653

mélange1653

hash1660

jumble1661

farrage1698

capilotade1705

jargon1710

salmagundi1761

pasticcio1785

pea meal1789

ollapod1804

mixty-maxty1818

macédoine1820

ragbag1820

haggis1822

job lot1828

allsorts1831

conglomerate1837

pot-pourri1841

chow-chow1850

breccia1873

pastiche1873

macaroni1884

mixed bag1919

casserole1930

mixed bunch1958

rattle-bag1982

mulligan1993

1982 S. Heaney & T. Hughes (title) The Rattle Bag.

1985 Brit. Jrnl. Educ. Stud. 33 310 It is a fat, generous ‘rattle bag’ of essays.

1997 Independent on Sunday 30 Nov. (Review Suppl.) 46/1 The money probably went to some..alarming depressing rattle-bag of greasy and discreditable ‘causes’.

2006 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 6 Sept. 20 I'm just back from America with the usual rattle-bag of impressions.

B. adj.

1. English regional (south-western). rare.

a. Of a place: ramshackle, run-down.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > in disrepair

unrepaired1398

left-handeda1425

unmended1574

unrestored1818

invalided1855

down at heel1856

rattle-bag1885

flea-bitten1917

1885 E. C. Sharland Ways & Means in Devonshire Village 136 I was in a rattlebag sort of a place last night.

b. Of a person: wild, irresponsible, reckless.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > [adjective] > irresponsible

étourdi1750

unresponsible1764

rattle-bag1888

irresponsible1890

1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Rattle-bag, wild; harum-scarum; roystering; spendthrift.

2. Of a vehicle: rattly, rickety.

ΘΚΠ

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

1896 Daily News 4 May 5/6 Bicycles..from the days of the old rattlebag ‘bone-shaker’.

1992 Independent (Nexis) 4 Oct. 65 It feels like a quality car, light years away from some of the old rattle-bag kit cars the company used to produce.

2007 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 20 Mar. We hurtled along in one of Buenos Aires' rattlebag, seatbelt-free taxis, with a driver who spoke no English and kept holding our scrawled address out to passers-by for directions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	rattle-bag
释义	rattle-bagn.adj. Brit. /ˈratlbaɡ/, U.S. /ˈrædlˌbæɡ/ Forms: see rattle n.¹ and bag n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rattle n.¹, rattle v.¹, bag n. Etymology: < rattle n.¹ (or perhaps rattle v.¹) + bag n. Compare rattle-bladder n. at rattle n.¹ Compounds, rattlebox n., rattle-gourd n. at rattle n.¹ Compounds.Apparently attested considerably earlier as a surname: Johannes Ratellebagg (c1273). A. n. 1. A rattle consisting of a bag containing pellets or other small objects, esp. (in later use) one used to attract deer when hunting, etc. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [noun] > rattling > that which rattle1519 rattle-bladder1548 rattler1558 rattle-bag1583 crackle1591 rattlebox1696 cherry-clapper1763 cherry-clack1824 1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie xxiv. 140 Our dooings which are no better than rattlebagges to please babes withall. 1728 P. Walker Some Remarkable Passages Life A. Peden (ed. 3) 81 There comes the Devil's Rattle-bag, we do not want him here. 1777 Whole Proc. Jockey & Maggy (rev. ed.) v. 29 Her teeth gaed' like a rattle bag till about haf gate hame. 1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet I. xi. 250 The Bishop's summoner, that they called The De'il's Rattle-bag. 1848 N.Y. Evening Post 17 Nov. 2/4 Gungl's band contains not only the usual parts of orchestral instruments, but a number of fine drums, a bell, triangle, cymbal and a rattle bag, a novelty ‘here if not elsewhere’. 1990 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald Amer. 30 Sept. e7/1 (advt.) Expert advice on White Tail Deer Calling. Learn to use rattling horns, rattle bags, grint calls, bleat calls, scents and electronic calls. 2006 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (Nexis) 8 Nov. 10 c I decided to see if I could get him [sc. the deer] a little closer. I grabbed the rattle bag again and gave a couple more good bangs. 2. British. An assortment; a miscellany; = ragbag n. 2.In quot. 1982 as the title of an anthology of poetry. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [noun] > incongruous mixture hotchpotc1405 hodge-podgec1426 omnigatherum?a1430 mishmashc1475 peasemeala1525 omnium gatherum1530 mingle1548 hotchpotch1549 mingle-mangle1549 gallimaufry1551 rhapsody1574 sauce-medley1579 pell-mellc1586 linsey-woolsey1592 wilderness1594 brewage1599 motley1609 macaronic1611 medley1618 olla podridaa1635 farragoa1637 consarcination1640 porridge1642 olio1645 bisque1653 mélange1653 hash1660 jumble1661 farrage1698 capilotade1705 jargon1710 salmagundi1761 pasticcio1785 pea meal1789 ollapod1804 mixty-maxty1818 macédoine1820 ragbag1820 haggis1822 job lot1828 allsorts1831 conglomerate1837 pot-pourri1841 chow-chow1850 breccia1873 pastiche1873 macaroni1884 mixed bag1919 casserole1930 mixed bunch1958 rattle-bag1982 mulligan1993 1982 S. Heaney & T. Hughes (title) The Rattle Bag. 1985 Brit. Jrnl. Educ. Stud. 33 310 It is a fat, generous ‘rattle bag’ of essays. 1997 Independent on Sunday 30 Nov. (Review Suppl.) 46/1 The money probably went to some..alarming depressing rattle-bag of greasy and discreditable ‘causes’. 2006 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 6 Sept. 20 I'm just back from America with the usual rattle-bag of impressions. B. adj. 1. English regional (south-western). rare. a. Of a place: ramshackle, run-down. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > in disrepair unrepaired1398 left-handeda1425 unmended1574 unrestored1818 invalided1855 down at heel1856 rattle-bag1885 flea-bitten1917 1885 E. C. Sharland Ways & Means in Devonshire Village 136 I was in a rattlebag sort of a place last night. b. Of a person: wild, irresponsible, reckless. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > [adjective] > irresponsible étourdi1750 unresponsible1764 rattle-bag1888 irresponsible1890 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Rattle-bag, wild; harum-scarum; roystering; spendthrift. 2. Of a vehicle: rattly, rickety. ΘΚΠ 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 1896 Daily News 4 May 5/6 Bicycles..from the days of the old rattlebag ‘bone-shaker’. 1992 Independent (Nexis) 4 Oct. 65 It feels like a quality car, light years away from some of the old rattle-bag kit cars the company used to produce. 2007 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 20 Mar. We hurtled along in one of Buenos Aires' rattlebag, seatbelt-free taxis, with a driver who spoke no English and kept holding our scrawled address out to passers-by for directions. 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