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English

Etymology
river + rat

Noun
river rat (plural: river rats)

1. literally A rat that lives on or along a river.
2. context|generally|pejorative A lower-class person living on or along a river.

Quotations
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1900s=1989<br>1993<br>1994<br>2000
1989, w:Orson Scott Card|Orson Scott Card, w:Prentice Alvin|Prentice Alvin ¹

1993, Peter Filichia, Let’s Put on a Musical! ²

1994, Betty Bryant, Here Comes the Showboat! ³

2000, Elvira Woodruff, The Christmas Doll ⁴

• 2007-09-04 19:33 - AutoFormat - -''(literally)'' +{{literally}}

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