ratteryn.

Brit.

/ˈrat(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈrædəri/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rat n.¹, -ery suffix.

Etymology: < rat n.¹ + -ery suffix.

†1. The qualities or conduct of a ratter; abandonment of parties, causes, principles, etc. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > [noun] > deserting one's party

ratting1789

rattery1822

renegadism1823

Jim Crowism1837

bolting1884

1822 S. Smith Lett. (1855) II. ccvii. 226 The rattery and scoundrelism of public life.

1832 J. Wilson in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 32 717 I can fancy him turning this rattery of your Lordship's to some account.

2. A place where rats are kept or exist in large numbers.

ΚΠ

1830 J. C. Loudon Gardener's Mag. 6 iii. 583 He selected, as the site of his rattery, some outhouse where rats were known to frequent.

1854 R. S. Surtees Handley Cross (new ed.) lii. 379 A green wide-awake was won at Hornsey Wood, and a horse-hair drab felt at Jemmy Shaw's rattery.

a1880 F. T. Buckland Notes & Jottings (1882) 17 Our excellent friend..has set up a rattery.

1978 Washington Post (Nexis) 17 Mar. b1 In India you can't spread Warfarin at random to kill the rats, but you can have a rattery where acceptable (to the Indians) rat control is worked out.

2006 J. Burt Rat 125 A rattery was set up in which huge numbers of rats were dissected for post-mortem.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rattery
释义	ratteryn. Brit. /ˈrat(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈrædəri/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rat n.¹, -ery suffix. Etymology: < rat n.¹ + -ery suffix. †1. The qualities or conduct of a ratter; abandonment of parties, causes, principles, etc. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > [noun] > deserting one's party ratting1789 rattery1822 renegadism1823 Jim Crowism1837 bolting1884 1822 S. Smith Lett. (1855) II. ccvii. 226 The rattery and scoundrelism of public life. 1832 J. Wilson in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 32 717 I can fancy him turning this rattery of your Lordship's to some account. 2. A place where rats are kept or exist in large numbers. ΚΠ 1830 J. C. Loudon Gardener's Mag. 6 iii. 583 He selected, as the site of his rattery, some outhouse where rats were known to frequent. 1854 R. S. Surtees Handley Cross (new ed.) lii. 379 A green wide-awake was won at Hornsey Wood, and a horse-hair drab felt at Jemmy Shaw's rattery. a1880 F. T. Buckland Notes & Jottings (1882) 17 Our excellent friend..has set up a rattery. 1978 Washington Post (Nexis) 17 Mar. b1 In India you can't spread Warfarin at random to kill the rats, but you can have a rattery where acceptable (to the Indians) rat control is worked out. 2006 J. Burt Rat 125 A rattery was set up in which huge numbers of rats were dissected for post-mortem. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1822
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