ratton

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ratton

/ˈɹatən/ UK

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From Middle English ratoun, from Anglo-Norman ratoun and Middle French raton, corresponding to rat + -oon.

noun rattons · ratten

Ireland, Northern England, Scotland A rat. “A Yorkshire burr,” he affirmed, “was as much better than a Cockney’s lisp, as a bull's bellow than a ratton’s squeak.”

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@misc{ratton_2026,
  title = {ratton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ratton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}