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rathole

The correct spelling is rathole.

How to pronounce rathole

noun

Say it like: Rat-hol-e

The correct spelling is rathole. An entrance to a living area or passageway used by mice or rats.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An entrance to a living area or passageway used by mice or rats.
  2. 2.A living area used by mice or rats.
  3. 3.A particularly squalid human residence.
  4. 4.An area of a silo that has undergone ratholing, so that material moves mostly through the centre and accumulates around the edges.
  5. 5.A pigeonhole.

verb

  1. 1.To hoard.
  2. 2.To take a conversation off topic, especially in technical meetings.
  3. 3.To surreptitiously or prematurely remove chips during a poker game.
  4. 4.(of material) to empty only in the center of a hopper or silo, persisting circumferentially.

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