rathole
noun
Definitions
An entrance to a living area or passageway used by mice or rats.
A living area used by mice or rats.
A particularly squalid human residence.
An area of a silo that has undergone ratholing, so that material moves mostly through the centre and accumulates around the edges.
verb
Definitions
To hoard.
To take a conversation off topic, especially in technical meetings.
To surreptitiously or prematurely remove chips during a poker game.
(of material) to empty only in the center of a hopper or silo, persisting circumferentially.