Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ratsbane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rats-bane
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Rat poison; white arsenic.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From rat's + bane. Compare henbane.

Usage

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Questions

What does ratsbane mean?
Rat poison; white arsenic.
Where does ratsbane come from?
From rat's + bane. Compare henbane.

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