rathole en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From rat + hole.
Meanings
- An entrance to a living area or passageway used by mice or rats.
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A living area used by mice or rats, or a similar living area used by other animals.
Bhantus catch the sanda, or broad-tailed lizard, which dwells in rat-holes in the ground and lives always in fear of the cobra.
1913, Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society, page 122:
- A particularly squalid human residence or other place.
- An area of a silo that has undergone ratholing, so that material moves mostly through the centre and accumulates around the edges.
- A pigeonhole.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ratholes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (16)
fr nid à rats (a particularly squalid human residence) · ta எலிவளை (an entrance to a living area or passageway used by mice or rats) · it topaia (an entrance to a living area or passageway used by mice or rats) · fr trou à rats (a particularly squalid human residence) · tl uot (an entrance to a living area or passageway used by mice or rats) · uk діра (a particularly squalid human residence) · tr fare deliği (an entrance to a living area or passageway used by mice or rats) · tr çöplük (a particularly squalid human residence) · hu lyuk (a particularly squalid human residence) · sv råttbo (a particularly squalid human residence) · sv råtthål (an entrance to a living area or passageway used by mice or rats) · de Rattenloch (an entrance to a living area or passageway used by mice or rats) · de Rattenloch (a particularly squalid human residence) · uk блощи́чник (a particularly squalid human residence) · ta எலிப்பொந்து (an entrance to a living area or passageway used by mice or rats) · it topaia (a particularly squalid human residence)