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rottan

noun
rot·​tan
variants: or less commonly rotten \ ˈrätᵊn \
plural -s

Definition of rottan

chiefly dialectal
: rat

First Known Use of rottan

1573, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for rottan

Middle English rotten, alteration of ratoun

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