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ratcastle

ratcastle noun: a prison.

Noun

ratcastle (plural ratcastles)

  1. (obsolete, slang) a prison.

Forms of ratcastle

pluralratcastles

Questions about ratcastle

What does ratcastle mean?
Ratcastle means a prison.
What part of speech is ratcastle?
Ratcastle is a noun.
What is the plural of ratcastle?
The plural of ratcastle is ratcastles.

Words near ratcastle in the dictionary

  1. ratbaggery
  2. ratbags
  3. ratborne
  4. Ratboy
  5. Ratby
  6. ratcastle
  7. ratcastles
  8. ratcatcher
  9. ratcatchers
  10. ratcatching
  11. ratch

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