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RATHOLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rathole mean?
• RATHOLE (noun)
The noun RATHOLE has 2 senses:
1. a hole (as in the wall of a building) made by rats
2. a small dirty uncomfortable room
Familiarity information: RATHOLE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hole (as in the wall of a building) made by rats
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("rathole" is a kind of...):
hole (an opening into or through something)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A small dirty uncomfortable room
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("rathole" is a kind of...):
room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
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