Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun
- a rattlesnake.
- a person or thing that rattles.
- Informal. a fast freight train.
noun
- something that rattles
- mainly US and Canadian an informal name for rattlesnake
mid-15c., “one who talks overmuch,” agent noun from rattle (v.). From c.1300 as a surname. As short for rattlesnake, 1827.