ratlins
Rat"lines, rat"lins, n. pl. Etym: [Of uncertain origin.] (Naut.) Defn: The small transverse ropes attached to the shrouds and forming the steps of a rope ladder. [Written also ratlings, and rattlings.] Totten.
Rat"lines, rat"lins, n. pl. Etym: [Of uncertain origin.] (Naut.) Defn: The small transverse ropes attached to the shrouds and forming the steps of a rope ladder. [Written also ratlings, and rattlings.] Totten.