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rattraps

rattraps is the plural of rattrap.

Meaning of rattrap

Noun

rattrap (plural rattraps)

  1. A device (trap) used to catch rats.
    • ... the whole world with its lands and seas, its cities and villages - was nothing but a big rattrap. It had never existed for any other purpose than to set baits for people. It offered riches and joys, shelter and food, heat and clothing, exactly as the rattrap offered cheese and pork, and as soon...(Can we date this quote?), Selma Lagerlöf, The Rattrap
  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.

Questions about rattraps

What is rattraps the plural of?
Rattraps is the plural of rattrap.

Words near rattraps in the dictionary

  1. rattooned
  2. rattooning
  3. rattoons
  4. Rattos
  5. rattrap
  6. rattraps
  7. Rattray
  8. Rattue
  9. Rattues
  10. ratty
  11. ratu

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