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Ratchet Stops Crossword Clue

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noun

• a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward

45%9 It describes the shift from voiceless stops to fricatives, and voiced stops to voiceless stops
noun

• a sound law relating German consonants and consonants in other Indo-European languages

28%4Ratchet catch
noun

• a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward

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New York Times26 Apr 1989 Down 46
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