RATHOLE

rathole

(noun) a small dirty uncomfortable room

rathole

(noun) a hole (as in the wall of a building) made by rats

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

rathole (plural ratholes)

An entrance to a living area or passageway used by mice or rats.

A living area used by mice or rats.

A particularly squalid human residence.

An area of a silo that has undergone ratholing, so that material moves mostly through the centre and accumulates around the edges.

(printing) A pigeonhole.

Verb

rathole (third-person singular simple present ratholes, present participle ratholing, simple past and past participle ratholed)

(transitive) to hoard.

(transitive) to take a conversation off topic, especially in technical meetings.

(transitive) to surreptitiously or prematurely remove chips during a poker game.

(intransitive) (of material) to empty only in the center of a hopper or silo, persisting circumferentially.

Synonyms

• (to hoard): amound, intreasure; see also amass

Anagrams

• loather

Source: Wiktionary



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BARGAIN

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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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