brattle

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To make bad worse, just in the heart of the brattle, the grating sound of the yett turning on its rusty hinges was but too plainly heard.

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  1. noun A rattling or clattering sound.
  2. noun A movement that produces such a sound.
  3. intransitive verb To make a rattling or clattering sound, especially by rushing or scampering.

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  1. Imitative .

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  1. apparently an imitative word. Cf. brastle and rattle.
  2. from brattle, v.
 

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/ˈbrætl/
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