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RATHOLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
Sense 2
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)
