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Traditional English :: rata
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ratailist - n. any large tree of the genus Metrosideros, esp. M. robusta of New Zealand, with crimson flowers and hard red wood. [Maori] |
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Traditional English :: ratable
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ratailist - var. of RATEABLE. |
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Traditional English :: ratafia
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ratailist - n. 1 a liqueur flavoured with almonds or kernels of peach, apricot, or cherry. 2 a kind of biscuit similarly flavoured. [F, perh. rel. to TAFIA] |
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Traditional English :: ratan
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ratailist - var. of RATTAN. |
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Traditional English :: rataplan
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ratailist - n. & v. --n. --v. (rataplanned, rataplanning)
1 tr. play (a tune) on or as on a drum.
2 intr. make a rataplan. [F: imit.] |
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Traditional English :: ratatat
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ratailist - (also rat-a-tat) var. of RAT-TAT. |
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