"Hold your tongue, you disrespectful old bird!" cried Polly, tumbling off the chair with a bounce, and running to peck the 'rattlepated' boy, who was shaking with laughter at the last speech. From Wordnik.com. [Little Women] Reference
I looked at the once lively, rattlepated, humorous little doctor -- associated in my remembrance with the perpetration of incorrigible social indiscretions and innumerable boyish jokes -- and. From Wordnik.com. [The Moonstone] Reference
'The cautious old soldier did not care to hint to me that I might hand over to you this passport, which I have no occasion for; but if it should afterwards come out as the rattlepated trick of a young Cantab, CELA NE TIRE A RIEN. From Wordnik.com. [Waverley: or, 'Tis sixty years since] Reference
` rattlepated 'boy, who was shaking with laughter at the last speech. From Wordnik.com. [Little Women] Reference
It isn't proper to be gadding about so late with a rattlepated boy like ... ". From Wordnik.com. [Little Women] Reference
A rattlepated boy like ... ". From Wordnik.com. [Little Women] Reference
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