# rathole

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From rat + hole.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rathole