rickle

1 of 2

noun

rick·​le

ˈrikəl

plural -s

1

dialectal, British : a small stack : loose heap : pile

a rickle of stones

2

dialectal, British : something loosely put together

specifically : a lanky loose-jointed person

rickle

2 of 2

transitive verb

"

-ed/-ing/-s

dialectal, British

: to make into a pile

Word History

Etymology

Noun

perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect rikl, rukl small heap of stones

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