ratching
noun
plural -s
: extra draft due to excess speed of the mule carriage over the roller delivery in spinning
Word History
Etymology
from gerund of ratch entry 3
- not up to expectations
- not up to much
- not utter a word
- not wearing a stitch
- not wearing a stitch (of clothes
- not wearing a stitch (of clothes/clothing)
- not wearing a stitch of clothing
- not worry oneself
- not worth a damn
- not worth a darn
- not worth the candle
- not worth the paper it's printed on
- not worth the paper it's written on
- not worth the paper it's written/printed on
- not-being
- not-for-profit
- not-go gage
- not-self
- nota
- nota bene
- notabilia
- notabilities
- notability
- notable
- notableness