ratton
- noun
- Archaic
:
rata
- The cat caught a ratton in the barn last night.
Examples
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The ratton scurried across the floor.
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In some northern dialects, people still use the word ratton for a rat.
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The old farmhouse was overrun with ratton after the harvest season.
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I saw a ratton in the garden yesterday.
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The old farmhouse was overrun with ratton after the harvest season.
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In some northern dialects, people still use the word ratton for a rat.
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I saw a ratton hiding in the wall during the night.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small animal like a large mouse with a long tail that lives near people
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7.4
A small rat that lives in roofs or attics
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4.2
A large brown rat that lives near people and often causes trouble
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8.2
A group of small mammals that includes the common house rat
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2.3
A small dark animal like a large mouse that lives near people and often carries disease
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2.1
A common rat that lives near people and damages food and buildings
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4.1
A brown rat that lives in sewers and other dirty city places
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6.7
A small wild animal like a rat that lives in forests, builds nests, and often collects things
A group of rodents that includes common rats with slanted upper front teeth
A small black rat with a long tail that lives near houses and is often a pest
A common brown rat that lives near people, often found in cities and sometimes kept as a pet
A small rodent like a mouse from North America with a bushy tail that collects things for its nest
A wild rat that lives underground and damages crops
A large burrowing rat with a scaly tail found in India and Sri Lanka
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ratton comes from the old word rat plus the small ending -on, like Spanish ratón which means 'little rat'. So, ratton is simply an old or dialect word for a rat.