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Definition of Ratchet
Ratchet

A pawl, click, or detent, for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc.

A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch, and pawl. See Ratchet wheel, below, and 2d Ratch.

Related Definitions:
And, Below, Click, Composed, Detent, For, Holding, Mechanism, Of, Or, Pawl, Propelling, Ratch, Ratchet, See, Wheel


Ratchet Translations

ratchet in German is Schaltrad


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