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Ratch vs Cratch - What's the difference?

ratch | cratch |

As nouns the difference between ratch and cratch

is that ratch is a ratchet wheel; a toothed wheel engaging a detent or pawl while cratch is a grated crib or manger.

As a verb cratch is

to scratch.

ratch

English

Noun

(es)
  • A ratchet wheel; a toothed wheel engaging a detent or pawl.

    • Anagrams

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    cratch

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) cratchen, .

    Verb

    (es)
  • (obsolete) To scratch.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) cratche, cracche, . More at (l), (l).

    Noun

    (cratches)
  • (obsolete) A grated crib or manger.
  • * Spenser
    • Begin from first where He encradled was, / In simple cratch , wrapt in a wad of hay.
  • (nautical) The vertical planks at the forward end of the hold of a traditional English narrowboat which constrain the cargo and support the top plank or walkway.
  • *1966 , Gervis Frere-Cook, The decorative arts of the mariner :
    • The fore-end of the cargo space terminates in a triangular board, called the cratch , raised to the same height as the cabin roof and connected to it [...]
    Derived terms
    * cratch cradle