Definition of "rattrap" [rattrap]

• A device for trapping rats. (noun)
• Informal A dilapidated or unsanitary dwelling. (noun)

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• "By the time it became my home it was quite a rattrap."
• "The oldest one is counting the days until he turns eighteen and can leave this rattrap."
• "Under the sink sat an old rattrap identical to the two that I had taken earlier."