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Ratch

Same as Rotche.

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Click 70% connected

To make a slight, sharp noise (or a succession of such noises), as by gentle striking; to tick.

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Detent 70% connected

That which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch, pawl, or dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and unlocks the wheelwork in striking.

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Dog 70% connected

A quadruped of the genus Canis, esp. the domestic dog (C. familiaris).

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Pawl 70% connected

A pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a machine, adapted to fall into notches, or interdental spaces, on another part, as a ratchet wheel…

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Ratchet 92% connected

A pawl, click, or detent, for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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