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Catchword for “rat hole”
Catchword: rat hole
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Part of Speech: n.
Quotation: The intervening space between tire and wheel well is sometimes called the dead cat hole, according to Peter Davis, director of interior design for global compact utility vehicles at G.M. More colorful and less formal terms come in handy in the studio. Mr Davis supplied rat holes, which, he said, were the “small unwanted, usually triangular holes that result from parts coming together.”
Article or Document Title:
“Body Language: How to Talk the Designers’ Talk” (URL)
Author:
Phil Patton
Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
New York Times
Date of Publication:
Apr. 1, 2007
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