trattle
1 of 2intransitive verb
trat·tle
ˈtratᵊl
-ed/-ing/-s
Scottish
: prattle, chatter, gossip
trattle
2 of 2noun
"
plural -s
dialectal, England
: a pellet or dropping of any of various animals (as sheep or rabbits) —usually used in plural
Word History
Etymology
Intransitive verb
Middle English (Scots) tratlen
Noun
earlier tretle, probably alteration of obsolete English dialect treddle, from Middle English tredel, tyrdyl, from Old English tyrdel, diminutive of tord turd