rat pit
noun
1A pit or enclosure in which rats are confined and then set upon by dogs for sport (now historical ).
2 Figurative a house or other structure suggestive of a rat pit.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Bentley's Miscellany.
| 单词 | rat pit |
| 释义 | rat pitnoun 1A pit or enclosure in which rats are confined and then set upon by dogs for sport (now historical ). 2 Figurative a house or other structure suggestive of a rat pit. Origin |
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