pitched battle — a battle in which the orderly arrangement of armed forces and the location have been predetermined.
prattle — to talk in a foolish or simple-minded way; chatter; babble.
rattle — to give out or cause a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as in consequence of agitation and repeated concussions: The windows rattled in their frames.
seattle — (Seatlh) c1790–1866, Suquamish leader: Seattle, Washington, named after him.
