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- noun Plural form of
ratch .
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Examples
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"The pope and bishops hunt the wild deer, the fox, and the hare, in their closed parks, with great cries, and horns blowing, with hounds and _ratches_ running."
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It may be understood that the machine is to have two treadles and two ratches, which move forward alternately: and that twenty or more arbors, pulleys, strings and keys are arranged in series, although only one of each is represented in the engraving.
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As solid as an opener it is though, the album ratches up several notches with recent single 'Call Out' which takes all of the elements of before and adds a ferociously fast tempo just for good measure.
The Music Fix 2010
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Those stas may all tally out to be fairly similar, but considering that Colaiacovo leads the team in points from the blueline ratches up the importance of his 30 points.
St. Louis Game Time 2009
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But sadly, instead of affirmative action being taken in this direction, the Bush Administration ratches up the drumbeat for war,
Mikey Likes It! 2008
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But sadly, instead of affirmative action being taken in this direction, the Bush Administration ratches up the drumbeat for war, Republican Party operatives busily remove duly-registered voters from the voter rolls, and our elected leaders in the Congress go home to campaign while leaving all of us to fend for ourselves.
The Common Ills 2008
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But sadly, instead of affirmative action being taken in this direction, the Bush Administration ratches up the drumbeat for war,
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: omfort which is Bt, and the fowls ratches over the
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