ratch : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ratch	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for ratch
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ratch n mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction Synonym(s): ratchet, rachet, ratch
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ratch \Ratch\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Rotche}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ratch \Ratch\, n. [See {Rack} the instrument, {Ratchet}.] A ratchet wheel, or notched bar, with which a pawl or chick works.