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/ɹætəɹi/ · noun
(countable) A place where rats are housed in large numbers, usually for the purpose of breeding.
June 22, 1822, Sydney Smith, letter to Francis Jeffrey, Esq. the rattery and scoundrelism of public life
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Rattery means (countable) A place where rats are housed in large numbers, usually for the purpose of breeding.
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June 22, 1822, Sydney Smith, letter to Francis Jeffrey, Esq. the rattery and scoundrelism of public life
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