trade rat

American  

noun

1. pack rat.

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Etymology

Origin of trade rat

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

In addition to the above, marmots, mountain lions, wildcats, mountain beaver, coyotes, foxes, trade rats, and other animals are found in the park.

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He added to the cache his little store of sugar, coffee, rice, bacon and flour, all packed in five or ten pound baking-powder cans against the ravages of mice, gray squirrels and trade rats.

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Of course," said Father, "it was a trade rat.

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He is a big, active fellow of a glossy gray color, and since he always leaves something in place of whatever he may carry off, he is often called the trade rat.

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That's why this particularly vexing rodent is called a "trade rat."

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