rathole

Noun

 * 1) An entrance to a living area or passageway used by mice or rats.
 * 2) A living area used by mice or rats, or a similar living area used by other animals.
 * 3) A particularly squalid human residence or other place.
 * 4) An area of a silo that has undergone ratholing, so that material moves mostly through the centre and accumulates around the edges.
 * 5)  A pigeonhole.
 * 1)  A pigeonhole.

Derived terms

 * pound sand into a rathole

Translations

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Verb

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

Synonyms

 * , ; see also Thesaurus:amass

Derived terms

 * enough sense to pound sand into a rathole