'Rattlings' definitions:
Definition of 'Rattlings'
From: GCIDE
- Rattlings \Rat"tlings\ (r[a^]t"tl[i^]ngz), n. pl. (Naut.) Ratlines. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'rattlings'
From: GCIDE
- Ratlines \Rat"lines\, Ratlins \Rat"lins\ (r[a^]t"l[i^]nz), n. pl. [Of uncertain origin.] (Naut.) The small transverse ropes attached to the shrouds and forming the steps of a rope ladder. [Written also ratlings, and rattlings.] --Totten. [1913 Webster]