The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ratchel
Ratchel \Ratch"el\ (-[e^]l), n. Gravelly stone. [Prov. Eng.]
Wiktionary
ratchel
n. (context UK dialect English) gravelly stone
Usage examples of "ratchel".
Without a pause at the third ledge, he scrambled up the last ten feet to stand, panting, on the ratchel, in sunlight.