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nounprattie (plural pratties)
plural pratties
- IrelanddatedslangA potato.
Once I was in Ireland / Digging turf and pratties / And now I'm on a Yankee ship / Hauling on sheets and braces.
Haul Away Joe (sea shanty; Andrew Draskóy's version)1 more example
He was dressed in his best suit, looking well, his face brown from working in his potato patch. He grows five different varieties, still experimenting, trying to find a prattie that would resist the blight.
2009, Mary Pat Kelly, Galway Bay
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prattie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prattie
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“prattie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prattie. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prattie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prattie.
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