RAMSHACKLE


Meaning of RAMSHACKLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈram-ˌsha-kəl ]

adjective

Etymology: alteration of earlier ransackled, from past participle of obsolete ransackle, frequentative of ransack

Date: 1830

1. : appearing ready to collapse : rickety

2. : carelessly or loosely constructed

a ramshackle plot

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.