ratsbane

rats·bane

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rats-beyn]
- /ˈrætsˌbeɪn/
- /ˈræts.beɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rats-beyn]
- /ˈrætsˌbeɪn/

Definitions of ratsbane word

noun ratsbane rat poison. 1
noun ratsbane the trioxide of arsenic. 1
noun ratsbane rat poison, esp arsenic oxide 0
noun ratsbane rat poison; esp., trioxide of arsenic 0

See all 4 definitions of ratsbane

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Origin of ratsbane

First appearance:

before 1515

One of the 27% oldest English words

First recorded in 1515-25; rat + 's1 + bane

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Parts of speech for Ratsbane

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Ratsbane

ratsbane popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

ratsbane usage trend in Literature

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