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Ratter vs Ratted - What's the difference?

ratter | ratted |

As a noun ratter

is anything which catches rats, especially a dog trained to catch them; a rat terrier.

As a verb ratted is

past tense of rat.

As an adjective ratted is

intoxicated.

ratter

English

Alternative forms

* rattener (rare)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Anything which catches rats, especially a dog trained to catch them; a rat terrier.
  • One who rats; a traitor; a deserter.

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    ratted

    English

    Etymology 1

    '' + ''-ed

    Verb

    (head)
  • (rat)

    • Etymology 2

    Contraction of rat-arsed

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (British, slang) intoxicated

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