Ratton
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹatən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ratton is a noun meaning (now Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) A rat.
Meaning
(now Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) A rat.
Example Sentences
“A Yorkshire burr,” he affirmed, “was as much better than a Cockney’s lisp, as a bull's bellow than a ratton’s squeak.”
To dark is still used in Swaledale (Yorkshire) in the sense of to lie hid, as, 'Te rattens [rats] mun ha bin darkin whel nu [till now]; we hannot heerd tem tis last fortnith'.
Word Forms
- rattons
- ratten
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ratten, rattoner, rattener, rattinet, ratette, ratter.
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