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Definition of Rattening
1. Noun. (obsolete Northern England) The practice of sabotaging machinery or tools as part of an industrial dispute ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rattening
1. ratten [v] - See also: ratten
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rattening
Literary usage of Rattening
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life and Times of Queen Victoria by Robert Wilson (1893)
"... —Rattening at Sheffield-Prince Arthur Passes his Military Examination — Illness
of the Princess of Wales — Founding of the Royal Albert Hall — The ..."
2. The Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1868)
"Rattening is always done in the interests of the Union, and very commonly by ...
The practice of rattening is well known to be illegal, and persons detected ..."
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