To catch rats, means you will scorn the baseness of others, and worthily outstrip your enemies.
To kill one, denotes your victory in any contest.
[184] See Mice.
Rat-trap.[185]
To dream of falling into a rat-trap, denotes that you will be victimized and robbed of some valuable object.
To see an empty one, foretells the absence of slander or competition.
A broken one, denotes that you will be rid of unpleasant associations.
To set one, you will be made aware of the designs of enemies, but the warning will enable you to outwit them.
[185] See Mouse-trap.
Rattan Cane.