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rat·tan
I. noun
also ra·tan \raˈtan, rəˈ-, -aa(ə)n, ˈraˌt-\; or rattan palm or ro·tan \rəˈt-\
(-s)
Etymology: Malay rotan
1. : any of several climbing palms (especially of the genera Calamus and Daemonothops) remarkable for the great length attained by their stems
2. : a portion of the very tough stem of a rattan palm used especially for walking sticks, wickerwork, chairs, seats of chairs, cords, and cordage — see calamus 4, malacca cane
3. : a rattan cane or switch
< whipping on the open hand with a thin rattan — R.M.Lovett >
II. \raˈtan, rəˈ-, -aa(ə)n\ transitive verb
(rattaned or rattanned ; rattaned or rattanned ; rattaning or rattanning ; rattans)
1. : to provide or strengthen with rattan
2. : to punish by striking with a rattan
< the schoolmaster rattaning a young culprit >
III.
or rat·ten \ˈratən\
variant of ratton |