rattick

The story

1. Old English · derived fromhratian“to quicken, hasten”
2. Old English · inherited from*hratecian“to rattle”
3. English todayrattick

Uncertain. Perhaps a dissimilation of rattle. Alternatively, perhaps from Old English *hratecian (“to rattle”), from Old English hratian (“to quicken, hasten”) + -(e)cian (frequentative suffix).