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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A place where rats are housed in large numbers, usually for the purpose of breeding countable
2. 2
   apostasy; traitorousness obsolete, uncountable

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

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A village and civil parish in South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7461).

Example

More examples

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

Etymology

From rat + -ery.

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