What is the low sport of setting a dog upon rats confined in a pit to see how many he will kill in a given time called?
ratting — The low sport of setting a dog upon rats confined in a pit to see how many he will kill in a given time. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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