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Rattans
- noun - a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms
- climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes
- the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes
Ratteen
- - A thick woolen stuff quilled or twilled.
Ratters
- noun - a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
- any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats
Rattier
- adjective - dirty and infested with rats
- of or characteristic of rats
- showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat"; "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains"
Ratting
- verb - catch rats, especially with dogs
- desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage
- employ scabs or strike breakers in
- give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat
- give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
- take the place of work of someone on strike
- to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors)
Rattled
- verb - make short successive sounds
- shake and cause to make a rattling noise
- thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)
- unnerved
Rattler
- noun - a railroad train consisting of freight cars
- pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
Rattles
- noun - a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken
- a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle"
- loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail
- make short successive sounds
- shake and cause to make a rattling noise
- unnerve
Rattoon
- - One of the stems or shoots of sugar cane of the second year's growth from the root, or later. See Plant-cane.
Rattrap
- noun - a difficult entangling situation
- a trap for catching rats
- filthy run-down dilapidated housing