Rattle-pate

noun

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Noun

1
Alternative form of rattlepate. alt-of, alternative
"I ought to have told you of that doctor a fortnight ago; þut, rattle-pate as I am, I forgot all about it."

Synonyms

harebrain rattlehead scatterbrain

Example

"I ought to have told you of that doctor a fortnight ago; þut, rattle-pate as I am, I forgot all about it."

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