Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- See
rattlings .
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- noun Plural form of
ratling .
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Examples
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That is, they thrive due mostly to other factors than poison resistance per se although it is true that the more ratlings and roachlings, the faster poison-resistant genetics are spread.
Resistance versus Avoidance, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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As the last man came over, his pistol, stuck in his belt, caught the ratlings of the shrouds, and it dropped upon the deck.
The Seats of the Mighty, Volume 4 Gilbert Parker 1897
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As the last man came over, his pistol, stuck in his belt, caught the ratlings of the shrouds, and it dropped upon the deck.
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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As the last man came over, his pistol, stuck in his belt, caught the ratlings of the shrouds, and it dropped upon the deck.
The Seats of the Mighty, Complete Gilbert Parker 1897
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The understanding eyes of his observers comprehended his intention; and, with precisely the same pride of station as had urged him to the dangerous undertaking, four or five of the older mariners jumped upon the ratlings, to mount with him into an air that apparently teemed with a hundred hurricanes.
The Red Rover James Fenimore Cooper 1820
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I have prepared my Din* her: mine Oxen, and my ratlings are kilkd x and all things are ready.
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