
ETYMOLOGY
from rattle (succession of short, sharp sounds) + noddled
EXAMPLE
“… Well, take this monster all together, and hees a clubfooted, hamble shanck’t, burstengutted, long-neck’t, rattlenodled, large lugg’d eagle eyd Hircocerous, a meere chimera, one of the devils best boys ; but having served him an apprentiship he’s now set up for himself and came out with his wares the last summer cave tertio. …”
From: Confused Characters of Conceited Coxcombs
By K.W., 1661