2. Verb. (third-person singular of rathole) ¹
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Definition of Ratholes
1. rathole [n] - See also: rathole
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ratholes
Literary usage of Ratholes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1821)
"... you have no notion what a lamentable squeaking would be sent forth from all
the tiny ratholes where these animals burrow. They abuse and libel the most ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1880)
"I've halft a mind to write a county history myself out of the ratholes, to try
and pick up a fortune too. There's lots more papers, if a man'ld only care to ..."
3. The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade: Major-general United States Army by George Gordon Meade (1913)
"I think if they come out of their ratholes about Bull Run and give us a fair
chance half-way, that McClellan will eagerly seize it, and the question may be ..."
4. A Diplomatist's Wife in Many Lands by Hugh Fraser (1910)
"When the downpour thinned a little the men consented to work, but when it was at
its best they bolted into their ratholes and pulled the planks down on ..."
5. Folk-stories of the Northern Border by Frank D. Rogers (1897)
"'Bout six mild apart in these ratholes, Cap'n. Lots on 'em between Kingston and
Windmill Pint. " " Yes, "offered Lane, " the smugglers used to think the ..."
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