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rattle
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rattle
1. a series of loosely connected horny segments on the tail of a rattlesnake, vibrated to produce a rattling sound
2. Med another name for rale

rattle
any of various European scrophulariaceous plants having a capsule in which the seeds rattle, such as Pedicularis palustris (red rattle) and Rhinanthus minor (yellow rattle)

Rattle
Sir Simon. born 1955, British conductor. Principal conductor (1980--91) and music director (1991--98) of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra from 2002


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China, and to a lesser extent the other three, has a wider set of options, and can make North Korea pay a price for intransigence without rattling sabers.
Meanwhile, two Assembly Democrats, Sheila Kuehl, D-Encino, and Wally Knox, D-Los Angeles, are rattling sabers over the future of Hayden's vacated Senate seat.
At this point, it is a little early to start rattling sabers, but you can indicate something like, ``I hope I don't have to take any further action to deal with this matter.
 
 
 
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