2. Adjective. (British slang) intoxicated ¹
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Definition of Ratted
1. rat [v] - See also: rat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ratted
Literary usage of Ratted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings of Cassius Marcellus Clay: Including Speeches and Addresses by Cassius Marcellus Clay (1848)
"Now the slaveholders have ratted us with the one hundred and eighty thousand slaves
... They have ratted us till we are unable to supply ourselves with the ..."
2. A Handy Book of Curious Information: Comprising Strange Happenings in the by William Shepard Walsh (1913)
"The rose ratted once more, and was re-styled Rose du Roi. It is known in England
as the Crimson Perpetual. To complete its diplomatic education, ..."
3. Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events (1871)
"... number of such structures will therefore ; ratted to when greater power is
wanted, as wo • -<::>; of steam employed and the work to be done. ..."
4. The Lives of the Lords Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England by John Campbell Campbell (1851)
"... and was trying to get to my carriage:—one man in the crowd shouted out, 4There
i£ Old Eldon—cheer him, for he never ratted!' I was very much delighted, ..."
5. The Lives of the Lords Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England by John Campbell Campbell (1851)
"... and was trying to get to my carriage:—one man in the crowd shouted out, 'There
is Old Eldon—cheer him, for he never ratted!' I was very much delighted, ..."
6. Select Works of the British Poets: In a Chronological Series from Falconer by John Aikin (1843)
"... but she pines and droops, ratted by her passion, «he no longer stoops Like to
a lily, .... ratted ..."
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