[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ratten \rat"ten\ ra^t"t'n, v. t. prov. e. ratten a rat,
   hence the verb literally means, to do mischief like a rat.
   to deprive feloniously of the tools used in one's employment
   as by breaking or stealing them, for the purpose of
   annoying; as, to ratten a mechanic who works during a strike.
   trades-union cant --j. mccarthy.
   1913 webster

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