ratlines
plural of ratline
• Latiners, art lines, entrails, larnites, latrines, retinals, slantier, trainels, trenails
Source: Wiktionary
Rat"lines, rat"lins, n. pl. Etym: [Of uncertain origin.] (Naut.)
Definition: The small transverse ropes attached to the shrouds and forming the steps of a rope ladder. [Written also ratlings, and rattlings.] Totten.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 February 2025
(adjective) marked by strong resentment or cynicism; “an acrimonious dispute”; “bitter about the divorce”
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