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Webster 1913 Edition

Ratch

Ratch

(răch)
,
Noun.
(Zool.)
Same as
Rotche
.

Ratch

(răch)
,
Noun.
[See
Rack
the instrument,
Ratchet
.]
A ratchet wheel, or notched bar, with which a pawl or click works.

Webster 1828 Edition

Ratch

RATCH

,
Noun.
In clock work, a sort of wheel having twelve fangs, which serve to lift the detents every hour and thereby cause the clock to strike.

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