• Rathole

    Origin

    rat + hole

    Full definition of rathole

    Noun

    rathole

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

    Verb

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

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