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rat-rime
ˈrat-rime Sc. and north. Also 6 ratt-. [f. rat, prob. onomatopœic (cf. rattle vb.) + rime.] A piece of doggerel verse; a rigmarole.1553 Douglas' æneis viii. Prol. 147 The royetest ane ragment with mony ratt rime. a 1585 Polwart Flyting w. Montgomerie 146 Thy roustie ratrimes, made but mater. 1636 Ro...
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rat-rane
† rat-rane Sc. Obs. [rane n.] = rat-rime.1513 Douglas æneis viii. Prol. 147 To reyd I begane The riotest ane ragment wyth mony rat rane.
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rat
▪ I. rat, n.1 (ræt) Forms: 1 ræt, 4–6 ratte, 6 ratt, 5– rat. [OE. ræt (once) = Du. rat, MHG. rat (G. ratz), masc.; also OLG. ratta, OHG. ratte (G. ratte, ratze), fem., and OHG. ratto m.; = F. rat m., rate f., Sp., Pg. rato, obs. It. ratto, med.L. ratus, rattus. The ultimate origin of the word is unc...
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