Bible Dictionaries
Ratting

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. i.) The low sport of setting a dog upon rats confined in a pit to see how many he will kill in a given time.

(2):

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rat

(3):

(n.) The conduct or practices of one who rats. See Rat, v. i., 1.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ratting'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/ratting.html. 1828.