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brattle

vb. To rattle; to make a scampering noise

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brattle

v. make a rattling sound; "clattering dishes" [syn: clatter, clack]

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Brattle

Brattle is one of the settlements making up the dispersed village of Woodchurch in Kent, England. It is at the southern apex of the triangle of roads which are the main village.

Usage examples of "brattle".

The tools were mostly old-fashioned implements intended for minor carpentry jobs around the house and for working in the flower and truck gardens the Brattles kept.

The Brattles, Hannah Flood and her children, and five other families--forty souls in all--had made it to some caves on the south end of the Achor Marshes and had remained hidden there for a week now.

The Brattles huddled together on the riverbank just above the turbulent waters of the Shelomoth, dozing fitfully under their blankets.

The Brattles cared for their guest around the clock, Comfort and Consort feeding him nourishing broth and keeping him warm under a pile of quilts.

The Brattles did not own much, aside from the furnishings inside their home, most of which they were leaving behind in New Salem, but still, the storage compartment of their landcar was already packed full.

The Brattles, along with numerous other families, stood in the trees outside and waited for the count to be finished.

The Brattles, along with the other families that had been standing outside, filed slowly back into the meeting hall.

The Brattles and the several other families that had decided to leave the congregation were only a few kilometers down the road back to New Salem when the Skinks struck the encampment.

The Brattles, Hannah Flood and her children, and five other families--forty souls in all--had made it to some caves on the south end of the Achor Marshes and had remained hidden there for a week now.

Charles said as he finished the bowl Comfort Brattle had brought to him.

Consort Brattle emerged from the kitchen, wiping her hands on her apron.

Zechariah Brattle came out of his room, cinching his belt about his waist.

When everyone except the watchers was present, Zechariah Brattle called for order.

Zechariah Brattle sat alone in the kitchen of his home, staring at his last bottle of beer, left over from their reconnaissance to the destroyed camp in the heights above the Sea of Gerizim.

But Zechariah Brattle also knew he would not object to having Charles as his son-in-law.