"rat hole" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rat holes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rat hole (plural rat holes)
  1. Alternative form of rathole Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: rathole
    Sense id: en-rat_hole-en-noun-~KZ4OP7H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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