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ratholed

ratholed is the simple past and past participle of rathole.

Meaning of rathole

Verb

rathole (third-person singular simple present ratholes, present participle ratholing, simple past and past participle ratholed)

  1. (transitive) To hoard.
  2. (transitive) To take a conversation off topic, especially in technical meetings.
  3. (transitive) To surreptitiously or prematurely remove chips during a poker game.
  4. (intransitive) To exit a cash game and re-enter with a smaller stack.
  5. (intransitive) (of material) To empty only in the center of a hopper or silo, persisting circumferentially.

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Questions about ratholed

What is ratholed the simple past and past participle of?
Ratholed is the simple past and past participle of rathole.

Words near ratholed in the dictionary

  1. Ratho
  2. Ratho Station
  3. Rathod
  4. Rathods
  5. rathole
  6. ratholed
  7. ratholes
  8. ratholing
  9. rathood
  10. Rathore
  11. Rathores

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