See Also: fly-trap(dictionary)
trap(6)(dictionary)
trap(medicine)
trap(5)(dictionary)
trap(4)(dictionary)
trap(3)(dictionary)
Value trap(finance)
trap(2)(dictionary)
trap(1)(dictionary)
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rat-trap (iou)



rat-trap noun. ['rattrap] LME.
[from RAT noun1 + TRAP noun1.]
A trap for catching rats. LME.
b. transf. A shabby or ramshackle building. colloq. M19.
More fully rat-trap pedal. A bicycle pedal having two parallel toothed iron plates to provide a grip. L19.
Bricklaying. In full rat-trap bond. A form of Flemish bond in which the bricks are laid on edge and the headers span the whole thickness of wall, dividing the wall cavity into square spaces. M20.