RAMSHACKLE


Meaning of RAMSHACKLE in English

■ adjective in a state of severe disrepair.

Origin

C19 (orig. dialect in the sense 'irregular, disorderly'): alt. of earlier ~d , alt. form of obs. ransackled 'ransacked'.

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