ratch
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
They began their sloshing ratch back to east.
From Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 by Day, Holman
But as soon's the chance is better, then well ratch her off once more, Keepin' clost enough for bearings from the apple-trees ashore.
From Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 by Day, Holman
"Just ratch back and forth and keep heavin' the lead."
From Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates by Grant, Gordon
It's about like bein' anchored, tryin' to ratch this old tin skimmer away from anywhere.
From The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul by Day, Holman
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