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name
A village and civil parish in South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7461).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A place where rats are housed in large numbers, usually for the purpose of breeding
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
apostasy; traitorousness
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable
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History
Etymology tree English rat Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English rattery From rat + -ery.
