rattenv.

Brit.

/ˈratn/, U.S.

/ˈrætn/

Forms: 1800s– rattan (English regional (Yorkshire)), 1800s– ratten, 1800s– ratton (English regional (Yorkshire)).

Origin: Probably formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: ratton n.

Etymology: Probably < ratton n. (compare forms at that entry).Cf:1867 Notes & Queries 7 Sept. 192/1 In ‘Hallamshire’, the district of which Sheffield is the capital, and indeed in Yorkshire generally by the common people, rat is pronounced rat'n, and hence the secret mischief done by one workman to another in trade disputes was called rattening... These wrongs were generally perpetrated during the night, and when in the morning the sufferer asked who had done the mischief, the reply was ‘The rats had been!’

Now historical.

transitive. To assault or harass (a person or persons) to enforce compliance with trade union rules. Also: to remove or damage (a tool, machinery, etc.) for this purpose.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > working > labour relations > participate in labour relations [verb (transitive)] > molest (worker or employer) in protest

ratten1842

1842 Northern Star & Leeds Gen. Advertiser 7 May 3/5 Mr. Rowland's wheel..was also rattened, some machinery destroyed, and a buffer taken away.

1867 Morning Star 15 July I have heard of another [workman] who disposed of a rattener..and was never rattened afterwards.

1870 C. Reade Put Yourself in his Place II. 201 My cousin Godby, that has a waterwheel, was rattened, by his scythe-blades being flung in the dam.

1878 C. Reade Well-Born Workman ii. i. 30 What! for her services in rattening us?

1891 Sat. Rev. 71 298/1 The cruel villagers ‘rattan’ two poor women.

Derivatives

ˈrattener n. a person who takes part in rattening.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > those involved in labour relations > [noun] > one who destroys tools to enforce compliance

rattener1867

1867 Morning Star 15 July I have heard of another [workman] who disposed of a rattener..and was never rattened afterwards.

1868 Harper's Mag. Apr. 602/1 Isaac Ironside, a famous champion of the Sheffield ‘ratteners’.

1870 C. Reade Put Yourself in his Place II. 311 That sense of security which ratteners had enjoyed for many years.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ratten
释义	rattenv. Brit. /ˈratn/, U.S. /ˈrætn/ Forms: 1800s– rattan (English regional (Yorkshire)), 1800s– ratten, 1800s– ratton (English regional (Yorkshire)). Origin: Probably formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: ratton n. Etymology: Probably < ratton n. (compare forms at that entry).Cf:1867 Notes & Queries 7 Sept. 192/1 In ‘Hallamshire’, the district of which Sheffield is the capital, and indeed in Yorkshire generally by the common people, rat is pronounced rat'n, and hence the secret mischief done by one workman to another in trade disputes was called rattening... These wrongs were generally perpetrated during the night, and when in the morning the sufferer asked who had done the mischief, the reply was ‘The rats had been!’ Now historical. transitive. To assault or harass (a person or persons) to enforce compliance with trade union rules. Also: to remove or damage (a tool, machinery, etc.) for this purpose. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > labour relations > participate in labour relations [verb (transitive)] > molest (worker or employer) in protest ratten1842 1842 Northern Star & Leeds Gen. Advertiser 7 May 3/5 Mr. Rowland's wheel..was also rattened, some machinery destroyed, and a buffer taken away. 1867 Morning Star 15 July I have heard of another [workman] who disposed of a rattener..and was never rattened afterwards. 1870 C. Reade Put Yourself in his Place II. 201 My cousin Godby, that has a waterwheel, was rattened, by his scythe-blades being flung in the dam. 1878 C. Reade Well-Born Workman ii. i. 30 What! for her services in rattening us? 1891 Sat. Rev. 71 298/1 The cruel villagers ‘rattan’ two poor women. Derivatives ˈrattener n. a person who takes part in rattening. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > those involved in labour relations > [noun] > one who destroys tools to enforce compliance rattener1867 1867 Morning Star 15 July I have heard of another [workman] who disposed of a rattener..and was never rattened afterwards. 1868 Harper's Mag. Apr. 602/1 Isaac Ironside, a famous champion of the Sheffield ‘ratteners’. 1870 C. Reade Put Yourself in his Place II. 311 That sense of security which ratteners had enjoyed for many years. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1842
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