Rat-baiting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rat-baiting is a noun meaning A blood sport involving the setting of dogs upon rats in a rat pit.
Meaning
A blood sport involving the setting of dogs upon rats in a rat pit.
Example Sentences
His sporting enthusiasms had already embraced yachting, coaching, fencing, and spectatorship at boxing-matches, cock-fights, dog-fights, and rat-baitings.
Word Forms
- rat-baitings
Synonyms for rat-baiting
Depending on context, synonyms include ratting.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ratting, baiting, bearbaiting, bloodbath, bullbaiting, bloodsport.
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