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Thread #13043   Message #3484736
Posted By: GUEST,Ed
28-Feb-13 - 01:05 PM
Thread Name: Best 100 folk words ever
Subject: RE: Best 100 folk words ever
Raggytash,

A 'Rantypool' (also spelt Rantypole or Rantipowl) is defined in The English dialect dictionary as:

1. A see- saw; the game of see-saw
2. A termagant ; a romping, boisterous child ; a clumsy person.