ratch
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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"Just ratch back and forth and keep heavin' the lead."
From Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates by Gordon Grant
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 Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
But as soon's the chance is better, then well ratch her off once more, Keepin' clost enough for bearings from the apple-trees ashore.
From Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 by Holman Day
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 Holman Day
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