rickle

noun

1. (Scotland)A loose, disordered collection of things; a heap; a jumble.

   “It was no more than a butt and a ben, with a rickle of sheds behind it where old Pooty kept his donkey that was nearly as old […]”

2. (Scotland)A small rick of grain.
3. (Scotland)A dilapidated or ramshackle building.

   “We came home by a place called Speke Hall — built 1589 — the queerest-looking old rickle of boards that I ever set eyes on; […]”

4. (Scotland)Any object in poor condition, particularly a vehicle.

   “On a memorable night was the old rickle of a boat taken out to the West Sands during a terrible storm, when Admiral Maitland Dougall distinguished himself by his valiant services.”

5. (Scotland)An emaciated person or animal.

   “But it's a bad disaise that can't be cured somehow, Manis said to himself — so be began to consider how to sell his rickle of a pony to advantage.”