raticide
nounEtymology From rat + -cide.
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rat poison.
- "Why don't you use a raticide?" his friend suggested. "But, what is a raticide?" asked Kartar innocently. "It is a material which helps the rat to commit suicide," his friend told him, his eyes showing humour for a minute.1964, V. Balu, Day Dreams, page 93:
- Raticides are covered by the provisions of the Law on pesticides of 1961 (item (d) of Section 1).1970, World Health Organization, Control of Pesticides: A Survey of Existing Legislation, page 40:
2 more examples
- For the second time that morning, Philippe led the way through the house to the cellar, a large canister of raticide under one arm, a stack of cartons, folded flat, under the other.2009, Peter Mayle, The Vintage Caper, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, page 214:
- Red squill is the principal raticide.2010, Anil Kumar, Medicinal Plants, page 23: