rattle the bones

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === rattle the bones (third-person singular simple present rattles the bones, present participle rattling the bones, simple past and past participle rattled the bones) (obsolete, nautical, slang) To play dice. === References === Hotten, James Camden (1872). "Bones." from The slang dictionary. Breverton, Terry (2004). "Rattle the bones." The pirate dictionary.