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rattery.

A place where rats are housed in large numbers, usually for the purpose of breeding

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɹætəɹi/
  1. A place where rats are housed in large numbers, usually for the purpose of breeding

    countable
  2. apostasy; traitorousness

    obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English rat Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English rattery From rat + -ery.

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