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  • noun Plural form of rattrap.

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Examples

  • Further investigation revealed an old box with two large rattraps inside.

    Day by Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile J.L. Bourne 2010

  • I have dug a hole in the overgrown farm soil, using the end of one of my large rattraps.

    Day by Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile J.L. Bourne 2010

  • Further investigation revealed an old box with two large rattraps inside.

    Day by Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile J.L. Bourne 2010

  • I have dug a hole in the overgrown farm soil, using the end of one of my large rattraps.

    Day by Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile J.L. Bourne 2010

  • I set one of the large rattraps along the fence in an attempt to conserve my nonperishables.

    Day by Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile J.L. Bourne 2010

  • I set one of the large rattraps along the fence in an attempt to conserve my nonperishables.

    Day by Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile J.L. Bourne 2010

  • A few people went about their business here--a silver-haired Japanese man arranging bonsai trees and a boy setting rattraps by a palm tree--but otherwise the nursery felt abandoned.

    Norse Code Preview (Chapter 2) - Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games 2009

  • He rigged hammocks for the Fergusons, invented rattraps during a war against rodentia, and handled the education of the “boys.”

    A Furnace Afloat JOE JACKSON 2003

  • Mullet Fingers was fleet and slippery while Dana was sluggish and sore-footed, still not fully recovered from his encounter with the rattraps.

    Hoot Hiaasen, Carl 2002

  • Determined to discourage uninvited rodents, Curly carefully baited the rattraps with peanut butter and placed them at strategic locations along the outside walls of the trailer.

    Hoot Hiaasen, Carl 2002

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