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Jul 21, 2010
ramshackle
Main Entry:
ram·shack·le
Pronunciation:
\
ˈ
ram-
ˌ
sha-kəl\
Function:
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}
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