Shakespeare coined it.
Washing Ratons, not raccons. In french ratons are the genus raccoon: small nocturnal omnivorous mammals. Raton-laveur is the common raccoon. There are other less well-known species.
Tiles like this:
Have a tongue and groove system, you staple and glue half, then slide the next one in and repeat.
We have these in our basement, and they're ok but a pain to fix if one in the middle gets loose.