rattrap

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A device (trap) used to catch rats.
  2. A dilapidated building, a place that is run down and unsanitary.
  3. A difficult, entangling situation.
  4. A type of bicycle pedal made of metal with no rubber.

Word forms

rattrap rattraps rat trap rat-trap

Etymology

From Middle English rat trappe; equivalent to rat + trap.

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