English Dictionary: Rattlings | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rattlings \Rat"tlings\, n. pl. (Naut.) Ratlines. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ratlines \Rat"lines\, ratlins \rat"lins\, n. pl. [Of uncertain origin.] (Naut.) The small transverse ropes attached to the shrouds and forming the steps of a rope ladder. [Written also {ratlings}, and {rattlings}.] --Totten. |