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ratling
Etymology 1 n. 1 a small rat 2 a baby rat Etymology 2
n. (context nautical English) (alternative form of ratline English)
Usage examples of "ratling".
It could be that the ratlings had turned on each other as they were well known to do and that we had no more to fear from them.
The poor creatures were crowding the ratlings, clinging to the masts, struggling underwater.