rat toon

rat·toon

[ra-toon]
noun, verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
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ratoon or rattoon (ræˈtuːn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a new shoot that grows from near the root or crown of crop plants, esp the sugar cane, after the old growth has been cut back
 
vb
2.  to propagate or cause to propagate by such a growth
 
[C18: from Spanish retoño young shoot, from re- + otoñar to sprout in autumn, from otoñoautumn]
 
rattoon or rattoon
 
n
 
vb
 
[C18: from Spanish retoño young shoot, from re- + otoñar to sprout in autumn, from otoñoautumn]

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Rat toon is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
rattoon (ræˈtuːn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n, —vb
a variant spelling of ratoon

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