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ratch - mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction

rachet, ratchet

mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles

detent, pawl, click, dog - a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward

ratchet wheel - toothed wheel held in place by a pawl or detent and turned by a lever

ratchet screwdriver, spiral ratchet screwdriver - a screwdriver with a ratchet (so the blade turns in only one direction) and a spiral in the handle (so the blade rotates) with downward pressure on the handle

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(If Unsound) Do you think the system needs to be completely re built from scratch, or do we just need to make major changes in th e system we now have?" Twenty-one percent said "unsound, start from sc ratch," 52 percent said "unsound, major changes," 18 percent said "sound, minor changes," and 3 percent said "sound, no changes." * Do you t hink the federal tax system is too complicated, or not?

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"All attention is on the Fed," said Ratch Sodsatit, Bangkok-based managing director of Asset Plus Fund Management, which oversees about $972 million of assets.

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Wolves coach Tony Smith said: "Ratch came up with some super stuff.

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Ratch ford continued the afternoon's exemplary goalkicking to make it 12-18.

THROWN TO THE WOLVES; RUGBY LEAGUE JOHN LAWLESS with reports and news from our Super League clubs RUGBY LEAGUE JOHN LAWLESS with reports and news from our Super League clubs Widnes' first crack at Super League play-offs ends as neighbours Warrington hit back from an 18-0 deficit

Anthropologist and ethnopharmacologist Ratch and art historian and anthropologist Muller-Ebeling have been writing books on substances used in sexual practices since the 1980s, and have now decided to collect that information and new information they have acquired into a comprehensive reference.

The encyclopedia of aphrodisiacs; psychoactive substances for use in sexual practices

The ratch on both the pre-draft and main spinning area is adjustable to suit the length of fibres processed in the range of 60mm to 120mm.

Macart develops self-twist spinning machine