- rat hole
- A boring for oil made by a drill or small bore. Honolulu Oil Corp. v Halliburton, 306 US 550, 83 L Ed 980, 59 S Ct 662.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
rat hole
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rat hole — I np A nasty, dirty place. Mortimer lives in a rat hole. 1810s II np A place from which there is no return. Buying this old car would be throwing your money down a rat hole. 1960s … Historical dictionary of American slang
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rathole — /rat hohl /, n. 1. a hole made by a rat, as into a room, barn, etc.: The first chore in the old building is to plug up the ratholes. 2. the burrow or shelter of a rat. 3. any small and uncomfortable room, office, apartment, etc., esp. one that is … Universalium
rathole — also rat hole, 1812 in figurative sense of nasty, messy place; RAT (Cf. rat) + HOLE (Cf. hole) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
