"rat house" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rat houses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rat house (plural rat houses)
  1. (Australia, slang) A mental hospital. Tags: Australia, slang Synonyms: rathouse
    Sense id: en-rat_house-en-noun-lLY5zhGw Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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