rattrap

rat·trap

R0057200 (răt′trăp′)n.1. A device for trapping rats.2. Informal A dilapidated or unsanitary dwelling.

(ˈrætˌtræp)

n. 1. a device for catching rats. 2. a run-down, filthy, or dilapidated place. 3. a daunting situation. [1425–75]

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Noun	1.	rattrap - a difficult entangling situationdifficulty - a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties"
	2.	rattrap - filthy run-down dilapidated housinghousing, living accommodations, lodging - structures collectively in which people are housedcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	3.	rattrap - a trap for catching ratstrap - a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

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