rattery

noun — 2 senses

rattery

noun

/ɹætəɹi/

Etymology From rat + -ery.

1

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

2

Obsolete apostasy; traitorousness

  • June 22, 1822, Sydney Smith, letter to Francis Jeffrey, Esq. the rattery and scoundrelism of public life

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