rattening

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noun

The practice of sabotaging machinery or tools as part of an industrial dispute.

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Meanings

nounrattening (countable and uncountable, plural rattenings)

plural rattenings

  1. Northern EnglandcountableobsoleteuncountableThe practice of sabotaging machinery or tools as part of an industrial dispute.

Origin

See ratten.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

rattening. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rattening

MLA

“rattening.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rattening. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rattening,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rattening.

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