Associations to the word «Rathole»
Wiktionary
RATHOLE, noun. An entrance to a living area or passageway used by mice or rats.
RATHOLE, noun. A living area used by mice or rats.
RATHOLE, noun. A particularly squalid human residence.
RATHOLE, noun. An area of a silo that has undergone ratholing, so that material moves mostly through the centre and accumulates around the edges.
RATHOLE, verb. (transitive) to hoard.
RATHOLE, verb. (transitive) to take a conversation off topic, especially in technical meetings.
RATHOLE, verb. (transitive) to surreptitiously or prematurely remove chips during a poker game.
RATHOLE, verb. (intransitive) (of material) to empty only in the center of a hopper or silo, persisting circumferentially.
Dictionary definition
RATHOLE, noun. A hole (as in the wall of a building) made by rats.
RATHOLE, noun. A small dirty uncomfortable room.
Wise words
Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite
surprised to be taken at his word.