Rathole

Noun

 * 1) An entrance to a living area or passageway used by mice or rats.
 * 2) A living area used by mice or rats.
 * 3) A particularly squalid human residence.
 * 4) An area of a silo that has undergone ratholing, so that material moves mostly through the centre and accumulates around the edges.

Verb

 * 1)  to hoard.
 * 2)  to take a conversation off topic, especially in technical meetings.
 * 3)  to surreptitiously or prematurely remove chips during a poker game.
 * 4)  (of material) to empty only in the center of a hopper or silo, persisting circumferentially.

Anagrams

 * loather

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