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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
RATCHEL, adj. Used with intensive force in phr. ratchel nonsense, complete, utter nonsense (Ork. 1929 Marw.). Adv. ratchelly, very, extremely (Ork. 1967, ratchelly hungry, -tired, etc.).
[Orig. obscure. Phs. a deriv. form of Radge with extended meaning.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Ratchel adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 17 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/ratchel>
