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Topic: MECHANICAL

Date: 1600-1700
Language: French
Origin: rochet, from Old French rocquet 'point of a spear'

ratchet

1 noun
     
ratch‧et1 [countable]
TEM a machine part consisting of a wheel or bar with teeth on it, which allows movement in only one direction
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