ramshackledadj.

Brit.

/ˈramˌʃakld/, U.S.

/ˈræmˌʃækəld/

Forms: 1600s ranshacled, 1700s ranshackeld, 1700s ranshackld, 1700s ranshackled, 1800s– ramshackled, 1800s– ranshakelled (English regional (Devon)); Scottish 1800s ramshachled, 1800s ramshackled, 1800s ramsheekled.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ranshackle v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < ranshackle v. (compare forms at that entry) + -ed suffix¹, assuming a semantic development (by metaphorization) from ‘ransacked’ to ‘disorderly, chaotic, in disrepair’. Compare later ramshackle adj., ramshackle v. J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. (1825) at ramshachled suggests a derivation < Scots ram-, intensifying prefix (see ramfeezled adj.) + shauchle v., but although the prefix may well have influenced the Scots forms of the word with initial ram- , the suggested derivation is unlikely in view of the fact that the earliest forms of the word show initial ran- , and shauchle v. is apparently first attested later. With the Scots form ramshachled perhaps compare camshachle v., which on chronological grounds is equally unlikely to be the etymon of the word.

= ramshackle adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > dilapidated or ruinous > rickety

seely1562

crazy1583

ramshackled1675

creachy1715

rickly1715

rickety1741

palsified1775

shackling1790

ramshackling1815

paralytic1824

rackety1824

rattletrap1824

cocklety1828

ramshackle1830

shickery?1833

shackly1843

shattery1844

shaky1850

ramshackly1857

cockly1859

rachitic1864

ruckly1866

tumble-over1883

palsied1889

rattle-bag1896

shauchly1896

bockety1902

ruggy1929

rickety-rackety1931

ropy1942

1675 S. Sewall Diary 31 July (1973) I. 12 A window which was all ranshacled.

1789 Loiterer No. 39. 12 The house itself was..such a ranshackeld old place that it must be pulled down.

a1845 T. Hood Compl. Poet. Wks. (1906) 263 Two deplorable lame white horses, and a ramshackled ‘neat postchaise’.

1883 Amer. Missionary Dec. 367 [The Chinese Wall] a barbaric, ramshackled old thing of a great many centuries.

1933 Lincoln (Nebraska) Star 29 Oct. cd3/5 All that remains of the once popular resort is the ramshackled store, the rickety landing dock and the remains of an old pleasure boat.

1956 C. W. Mills Power Elite x. 225 The perfect candidate for the Presidency of the United States was born..in a modest but ramshackled farm house in..Ohio.

1996 E. R. Milner Lives & Times Bonnie & Clyde ii. 9 The Barrows loaded their household goods onto their ramshackled truck..and left the land for good.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ramshackled
释义	ramshackledadj. Brit. /ˈramˌʃakld/, U.S. /ˈræmˌʃækəld/ Forms: 1600s ranshacled, 1700s ranshackeld, 1700s ranshackld, 1700s ranshackled, 1800s– ramshackled, 1800s– ranshakelled (English regional (Devon)); Scottish 1800s ramshachled, 1800s ramshackled, 1800s ramsheekled. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ranshackle v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < ranshackle v. (compare forms at that entry) + -ed suffix¹, assuming a semantic development (by metaphorization) from ‘ransacked’ to ‘disorderly, chaotic, in disrepair’. Compare later ramshackle adj., ramshackle v. J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. (1825) at ramshachled suggests a derivation < Scots ram-, intensifying prefix (see ramfeezled adj.) + shauchle v., but although the prefix may well have influenced the Scots forms of the word with initial ram- , the suggested derivation is unlikely in view of the fact that the earliest forms of the word show initial ran- , and shauchle v. is apparently first attested later. With the Scots form ramshachled perhaps compare camshachle v., which on chronological grounds is equally unlikely to be the etymon of the word. = ramshackle adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > dilapidated or ruinous > rickety seely1562 crazy1583 ramshackled1675 creachy1715 rickly1715 rickety1741 palsified1775 shackling1790 ramshackling1815 paralytic1824 rackety1824 rattletrap1824 cocklety1828 ramshackle1830 shickery?1833 shackly1843 shattery1844 shaky1850 ramshackly1857 cockly1859 rachitic1864 ruckly1866 tumble-over1883 palsied1889 rattle-bag1896 shauchly1896 bockety1902 ruggy1929 rickety-rackety1931 ropy1942 1675 S. Sewall Diary 31 July (1973) I. 12 A window which was all ranshacled. 1789 Loiterer No. 39. 12 The house itself was..such a ranshackeld old place that it must be pulled down. a1845 T. Hood Compl. Poet. Wks. (1906) 263 Two deplorable lame white horses, and a ramshackled ‘neat postchaise’. 1883 Amer. Missionary Dec. 367 [The Chinese Wall] a barbaric, ramshackled old thing of a great many centuries. 1933 Lincoln (Nebraska) Star 29 Oct. cd3/5 All that remains of the once popular resort is the ramshackled store, the rickety landing dock and the remains of an old pleasure boat. 1956 C. W. Mills Power Elite x. 225 The perfect candidate for the Presidency of the United States was born..in a modest but ramshackled farm house in..Ohio. 1996 E. R. Milner Lives & Times Bonnie & Clyde ii. 9 The Barrows loaded their household goods onto their ramshackled truck..and left the land for good. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1675
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