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Catch rats, esp. with dogs
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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
v. desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage employ scabs or strike breakers in take the place of work of someone on strike [syn: scab , blackleg ] give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat catch rats, ...
Wikipedia
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Ratting may refer to Rat-catcher , the profession of catching rats Rat-baiting , the bloodsport of dogs catching rats Informant , telling on people Backcombing , a method of styling hair to add volume
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rat \Rat\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ratted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Ratting .] In English politics, to desert one's party from interested motives; to forsake one's associates for one's own advantage; in the trades, to work for less wages, or on other ...
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.