ratch

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

ratch (plural ratches)

  1. Alternative form of rach

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

ratch (plural ratches)

  1. Alternative form of rotche

Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

ratch (plural ratches)

  1. A ratchet wheel.
  2. A white mark on a horse's face.

Verb[edit]

ratch (third-person singular simple present ratches, present participle ratching, simple past and past participle ratched)

  1. (transitive) To stretch.
  2. (transitive) To streak.
  3. (intransitive) To sail by tacks.

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