ratch
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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It's about like bein' anchored, tryin' to ratch this old tin skimmer away from anywhere.
From The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul by Day, Holman
Also, the socket, m, with its ratch, n, and the catch, i, on the lever, d, in combination with the lever and wedge, in the manner and for the purpose specified.
Suthin' i' the wind out yonder," was his answer: "What's a sloop doing on that ratch so close in by the point?
From The Splendid Spur by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
One was a large, fat, full-sized chestnut, with a white ratch down the full extent of his face, a long square tail, bushy mane, with untrimmed heels.
From Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities by Surtees, Robert Smith
The plate was originally divided by Troughton’s own method, already described, and the divisions so obtained were employed 314 to ratch the edge of the plate for receiving the tangent screw with great accuracy.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
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