ratch

American  

[rach] / rætʃ /

noun

1. a ratchet.

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Example Sentences

Also, the socket, m, with its ratch, n, and the catch, i, on the lever, d, in combination with the lever and wedge, in the manner and for the purpose specified.

From Scientific American, Volume 17, No. 26 December 28, 1867 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. by Various

"Just ratch back and forth and keep heavin' the lead."

From Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates by Grant, Gordon

One was a large, fat, full-sized chestnut, with a white ratch down the full extent of his face, a long square tail, bushy mane, with untrimmed heels.

From Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities by Surtees, Robert Smith

The plate was originally divided by Troughton’s own method, already described, and the divisions so obtained were employed 314 to ratch the edge of the plate for receiving the tangent screw with great accuracy.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various

Suthin' i' the wind out yonder," was his answer: "What's a sloop doing on that ratch so close in by the point?

From The Splendid Spur by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir