Shake, shake, shake that death rattle

Today’s Calvin and Hobbes re-play has the two protagonists engaged in a heavy game of Cowboys and Indians: (#1) A play on two senses of rattle, denoting either a sound or a thing that makes a sound. From NOAD, slightly amplified: noun rattle: 1 [a] a rapid succession of short, sharp, hard sounds: the rattle of teacups on … Continue reading Shake, shake, shake that death rattle