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Word of the Day – Ramshackle

By April 19, 2026Word of the Day

Ramshackle (adj)

ram-shak-l

Loosely made or held together; rickety; shaky.

1815–25; compare earlier rans(h)ackled, obscurely akin to ransack

Example sentences

“There are some ramshackle old cabins along the river here.”

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