ricketystand
nounUK /ˈrɪkɪti stænd/
US /ˈrɪkɪti stænd/
A ricketystand is a small table or stand that shakes and wobbles because it is old or not built well.
She put her glass of juice on the ricketystand, and it wobbled so much that some juice spilled.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A temporary or poorly made support used to hold something up.
The workers used a ricketystand to prop up the sign during the parade.
3. A small roadside stall or booth that looks old and shaky.
We bought fresh apples from a ricketystand by the road.
4. A weak or unstable position or situation that could easily fall apart.
The whole plan was a ricketystand that collapsed after one problem.