See Also: brunt(1)(dictionary)
brunt(2)(dictionary)
rattling(dictionary)
brunt(dictionary)
rattling(dictionary)
sabre-rattling(dictionary)

brunt(1) (iou) and rattling (oh)


brunt(1) (iou)



brunt noun. LME.
[Origin unkn.]
A blow. LME-E17.
A sudden movement or effort. LME-L17.
An assault, an attack, (lit. of an army etc. or fig. of sickness, temptation, etc.). LME-E19.
Shock, violence, force, (of an attack etc.). Now rare in gen. sense. LME.
The chief stress, violence, or burden (of). Chiefly in bear the brunt of. M18.

rattling (oh)



a rattling good yarn/story/read
BrE old-fashioned a good exciting story