ratchet

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ratchet

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Emprunté à l’anglais ratchet (apparenté au mot rochet, qui est en français le nom de la pièce qui est en couple avec le cliquet).

noun ratchets · ratchète

Anglicism, Canada Clé à cliquet (alias clé à rochet).

Similar: racagnac

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"ratchet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/ratchet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ratchet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/ratchet

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"ratchet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/ratchet.

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@misc{ratchet_2026,
  title = {ratchet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/ratchet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}