RATCH

ratchet, rachet, ratch

(noun) mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

ratch (plural ratches)

Alternative form of rach

Etymology 2

Noun

ratch (plural ratches)

Alternative form of rotche

Etymology 3

Noun

ratch (plural ratches)

A ratchet wheel.

A white mark on a horse's face.

Verb

ratch (third-person singular simple present ratches, present participle ratching, simple past and past participle ratched)

(transitive) To stretch.

(transitive) To streak.

(intransitive) To sail by tacks.

Anagrams

• chart, trach

Source: Wiktionary


Ratch, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Same as Rotche.

Ratch, n. Etym: [See Rack the instrument, Ratchet.]

Definition: A ratchet wheel, or notched bar, with which a pawl or chick works.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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