Definitions
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- adjective Resistant to damage caused by
rats .
Etymologies
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rat + -proof
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Examples
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Food supplies to island workers are stored in rat-proof rooms, packed into ratproof containers, and rigorously examined before and after transfer.
Last Chance to See Adams, Douglas, 1952- 1990
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The box was his fireproof and ratproof safe in which the old man kept his valuables.
The Man in Gray Thomas Dixon 1905
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I'll make it ratproof fingers crossed and so will need some wire netting on the base.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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