rathole

transitive intransitive

(transitive) to hoard. / (transitive) to take a conversation off topic, especially in technical meetings. / (transitive) to surreptitiously or prematurely remove chips during a poker game.

Japanese Meaning

ため込む / 議論や会話の流れを逸らす / ポーカーでチップを不正または早計に取り除く

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Every month she would rathole part of her salary in an old cookie tin.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

毎月、彼女は給料の一部を古いクッキー缶にため込んでいた。

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Sense（1）

(transitive) to hoard.

Sense（2）

(transitive) to take a conversation off topic, especially in technical meetings.

Sense（3）

(transitive) to surreptitiously or prematurely remove chips during a poker game.

Sense（4）

(intransitive) (of material) to empty only in the center of a hopper or silo, persisting circumferentially.

ratholes

（ present singular third-person ）

ratholing

（ participle present ）

ratholed

（ participle past ）

ratholed

（ past ）

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