"rat pit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rat pits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rat pit (plural rat pits)
  1. (historical) An enclosed space into which rats are placed to be killed by a dog for sport. Tags: historical Related terms: rat-baiting, ratting
    Sense id: en-rat_pit-en-noun-mUfTNwFP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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