"ratten" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rattens [plural]
Etymology: The verbal sense is from the notion of causing mischief like a rat. Head templates: {{en-noun}} ratten (plural rattens)
  1. (rare) Alternative form of ratton Tags: alt-of, alternative, rare Alternative form of: ratton
    Sense id: en-ratten-en-noun-4r1MfMbo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

Verb

Forms: rattens [present, singular, third-person], rattening [participle, present], rattened [participle, past], rattened [past]
Etymology: The verbal sense is from the notion of causing mischief like a rat. Head templates: {{en-verb}} ratten (third-person singular simple present rattens, present participle rattening, simple past and past participle rattened)
  1. (obsolete, Northern England) To sabotage machinery or tools as part of an industrial dispute, particularly the tools of a workman who went against the union. Tags: Northern-England, obsolete
    Sense id: en-ratten-en-verb-62sZWIwt Categories (other): Northern England English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1867, Report Presented to the Trades Unions Commissioners by the Examiners Appointed to Inquire Into Acts of Intimidation, Outrage, Or Wrong Alleged to Have Been Promoted, Encouraged, Or Connived at by Trades Unions in the Town of Sheffield, Great Britain. Royal Commission on Trades Unions. G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode, 1867. p. 225",
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