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单词 nattle
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nattlev.

Brit. /ˈnatl/, U.S. /ˈnæd(ə)l/
Forms: 1800s– knattle (English regional (northern)), 1800s– nattle (English regional (northern)).
Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.
Etymology: Imitative (compare -le suffix 3), perhaps as alteration of rattle v.1
English regional (northern).
intransitive. To make a light rattling, crackling, or tapping noise.
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1805 R. Anderson Ballads in Cumberland Dial. 114 Auld Philip poud out Matty Meer, Then nattl'd his heels like a youngen, And caper'd about the clay fleer.
1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Nattle, or knattle, to hit one hard substance against another gently and quick, to make a noise like that of a mouse gnawing a board.
1878 W. Dickinson Gloss. Words & Phrases Cumberland (ed. 2) 65/2 He knattelt at t'window.
1886 T. Farrall Betty Wilson 96 His nees wer nattlin' tagidder like a mill hopper.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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