Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A hole gnawed in woodwork, etc., by a rat or rats.
- noun In printing, same as
pigeonhole , 6.
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Examples
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Then you sit on your butt in a scummy hobo infested rat-hole.
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I have to agree with the Taliban here ... their rat-hole of a nation is not now and never was worth the sacrafice of our heroic soldiers or our national resources!
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Everyone in my town would tell you that I grew up in a rat-hole firetrap and that my chosen profession was all about bringing color and clarity and order into a life of chaos.
PS 2009
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Roger Zelazny Collections from NESFA Press : The Kick-Ass Mystic Ninjas 2009
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KAMN Show #45: Ghostbusters : The Kick-Ass Mystic Ninjas 2009
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KAMN Show #44: The Black Company : The Kick-Ass Mystic Ninjas 2009
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Everyone in my town would tell you that I grew up in a rat-hole firetrap and that my chosen profession was all about bringing color and clarity and order into a life of chaos.
PS 2009
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