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   rat terrier
         n 1: any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats
               [syn: {rat terrier}, {ratter}]

English Dictionary: retrorse by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
retrorocket
n
  1. a small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft that is fired to slow or alter its course
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
retrorse
adj
  1. bent or curved backward or downward; "leaves with retrorse barbs"
    Antonym(s): antrorse
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Retirer \Re*tir"er\, n.
      One who retires.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Retrorse \Re*trorse"\, a. [L. retrorsus, retroversus; retro back
      + vertere, versum, to turn. Cf. {Retrovert}.]
      Bent backward or downward. -- {Re*trorse"ly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Retrorse \Re*trorse"\, a. [L. retrorsus, retroversus; retro back
      + vertere, versum, to turn. Cf. {Retrovert}.]
      Bent backward or downward. -- {Re*trorse"ly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Roturer \Ro*tur"er\, n.
      A roturier. [Obs.] --Howell.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ruderary \Ru"de*ra*ry\, a. [L. ruderarius, fr. rudus, ruderis,
      stones crushed and mixed with lime, old rubbish.]
      Of or pertaining to rubbish.. [Obs.] --Bailey.
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