ratton
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ratton
1250–1300; Middle English ratoun < Old French raton, diminutive of rat rat
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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 Robert Burns
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 Frederic William Moorman
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 Robert Burns
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