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ratten |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ratten \Rat"ten\, v. t. [Prov. E. ratten a rat, hence the verb literally means to do mischief like a rat.] To deprive feloniously of the tools used in one's employment (as by breaking or stealing them), for the purpose of annoying; as to ratten a mechanic who works during a strike. [Trades-union Cant] --J. McCarthy.
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