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To furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors)
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ratting
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context archaic English) The blood sport of setting a dog upon rats confined in a pit to see how many he will kill in a given time. 2 A vocation involving the pest control of rats, typically using a working terrier. vb. (present participle of rat ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike [syn: scab , strikebreaker , blackleg ] a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ratting \Rat"ting\ (r[a^]t"t[i^]ng), n. The conduct or practices of one who rats. See Rat , v. i., 1. --Sydney Smith. The low sport of setting a dog upon rats confined in a pit to see how many he will kill in a given time.
Usage examples of ratting.
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Our rat dogs were kept for ratting and taken on regular patrols of the corncribs and grain barns.
Not that either Andy or my mom was particularly happy with me, eithernot because they knew the busted up china cabinet was my fault, but for not ratting my stepbrothers out in the first place.
Working for Bad Clams, ratting on people who trust you and count on you, isn't so hot, right?
She had decided not to call Marzik on ratting her out to Kelso, but she now felt a wave of irritation.
She knew that Marzik would deny ratting to Kelso, and as long as Marzik denied it, it was a no-winner.