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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
RICKETY-RACKETY-ROO, adv. Rickety or unsteady on the legs, used esp. of furniture (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.).
[Reduplic. form of rickety, based on the onomat. refrain nicketie-nackettie-noo of the song The Wee Cooper o Fife.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Rickety-rackety-roo adv.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 7 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/ricketyracketyroo>
