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

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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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