ratton
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ratton
1250–1300; Middle English ratoun < Old French raton, diminutive of rat rat
Example Sentences
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He reckoned I wanted to puzzum him same as if he were a ratton, and when I'd putten the saim and honey on his chest he said I'd lapped him up i' fly-papers.
From More Tales of the Ridings by Moorman, Frederic William
Then that curst carmagnole, auld Satan, Watches like baudrons by a ratton Our sinfu' saul to get a claut on, Wi'felon ire; Syne, whip! his tail ye'll ne'er cast saut on, He's aff like fire.
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert
She turns the key wi' cannie thraw, An'owre the threshold ventures; But first on Sawnie gies a ca', Syne baudly in she enters: A ratton rattl'd up the wa', An' she cry'd Lord preserve her!
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert
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