prattlebox

prattlebox

English

Etymology

From prattle +‎ box.

Noun

prattlebox (plural prattleboxes)

  1. A talkative person; a chatterbox.
    • 1884, Robert Paltock, The Life And Adventures Of Peter Wilkins.‎[1], Reeves & Turner, →OL, page 21:
      At last the old prattlebox having made a short pause to recover breath from the narrative of the cordial, [...]
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