Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Ratite

Rat″ite (răt″īt), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Ratitæ. — n. One of the Ratitæ.

677

Ratlines

{ Rat″lines, Rat″lins } (răt″lĭnz), n. pl.(Naut.) The small transverse ropes attached to the shrouds and forming the steps of a rope ladder. [Written also ratlings, and rattling...

678

Raton

Rat″on (răt″ŏn), n. [Cf. Raccoon.] A small rat. Piers Plowman.

679

Ratoon

Ra‐toon″ (rȧ‐to͞on″), n. 1. Same as Rattoon, n.2. A rattan cane. Pepys.

680

Ratoon (2)

Ra‐toon″, v. i. Same as Rattoon, v. i.

681

Ratsbane

Rats″bane′ (răts″bān′), n. [Rat + bane.] Rat poison; white arsenic.

682

Ratsbaned

Rats″baned′ (–bānd′), a. Poisoned by ratsbane.

683

Rattan

Rat‐tan″ (răt‐tăn″), n. [Malay rōtan.] [Written also ratan.] (Bot.) One of the long slender flexible stems of several species of palms of the genus Calamus, mostly East Indian, ...

684

Ratteen

Rat‐teen″ (–tēn″), n. [F. ratine.] A thick woolen stuff quilled or twilled.

685

Ratten

Rat″ten (răt″t'n), 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 ...

686

Ratter

Rat″ter (–tẽr), n. 1. One who, or that which, rats, as one who deserts his party.2. Anything which catches rats; esp., a dog trained to catch rats; a rat terrier. See Terrier.

687

Rattinet

Rat′ti‐net″ (–tĭ‐nĕt″), n. A woolen stuff thinner than ratteen.

688

Ratting

Rat″ting (răt″tĭng), n. 1. The conduct or practices of one who rats. See Rat, v. i., 1. Sydney Smith.2. The low sport of setting a dog upon rats confined in a pit to see how man...

689

Rattle

Rat″tle (–t'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Rattled (–t'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.Rattling (–tlĭng).] [Akin to D. ratelen, G. rasseln, AS. hrætele a rattle, in hrætelwyrt rattlewort; cf. Gr. κ...

690

Rattle (2)

Rat″tle (răt″t'l), v. t. 1. To cause to make a rattling or clattering sound; as, to rattle a chain.2. To assail, annoy, or stun with a rattling noise.Sound but another, and anot...

691

Rattle (3)

Rat″tle, n. 1. A rapid succession of sharp, clattering sounds; as, the rattle of a drum. Prior.2. Noisy, rapid talk.All this ado about the golden age is but an empty rattle and ...

692

Rattle-brained

Rat″tle–brained′ (–brānd′), a. Giddy; rattle-headed.

693

Rattle-headed

Rat″tle–head′ed, a. Noisy; giddy; unsteady.

694

Rattle-pated

Rat″tle–pat′ed, a. Rattle-headed. “A noisy, rattle-pated fellow.” W. Irving.

695

Rattlebox

Rat″tle‐box′ (–bŏks′), n. 1. A toy that makes a rattling sound; a rattle.2. (Bot.) (a) An American herb (Crotalaria sagittalis), the seeds of which, when ripe, rattle in the inf...

696

Rattlehead

Rat″tle‐head′ (–hĕd′), n. An empty, noisy talker.

697

Rattlemouse

Rat″tle‐mouse′ (–mous′), n. A bat. Puttenham.

698

Rattlepate

Rat″tle‐pate′ (–pāt′), n. A rattlehead. C. Kingsley.

699

Rattler

Rat″tler (–tlẽr), n. One who, or that which, rattles.

700

Rattlesnake

Rat″tle‐snake′ (răt″t'l‐snāk′), n.(Zoöl.) Any one of several species of venomous American snakes belonging to the genera Crotalus and Caudisona, or Sistrurus. They have a series...

701

Rattletrap

Rat″tle‐trap′ (–trăp′), n. Any machine or vehicle that does not run smoothly. A. Trollope.

702

Rattleweed

Rat″tle‐weed′ (–wēd′), n.(Bot.) Any plant of the genus Astragalus. See Milk vetch.