单词 | rat-catching |
释义 | > as lemmasrat-catching rat-catching n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting specific animals > [noun] > rats rat-catching1764 rat-hunting1764 rat-killing1764 rat hunt1814 ratting1828 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > pest control > [noun] > extermination of rats rat-catching1764 rat-hunting1764 rat-killing1764 rat hunt1814 ratting1828 deratization1914 ?1593 H. Chettle Kind-harts Dreame 51 Neither will I alone against them inueigh, but generally against all such banner-bearers, whether they be of Teeth, of Stone cutting, or of Rat-catching. 1698 L. Meriton Pecuniæ obediunt Omnia (new ed.) clvi. 96 Others on Clothes some painted Rats have made, Which notifies Rat-catching is their Trade. 1764 Museum Rusticum 1 392 Those who professedly follow the art of rat-catching. 1866 R. Chambers Ess. 2nd Ser. 90 A venerable spitfire terrier,..mentally engaged in the business of rat-catching. 1999 Irish Times (Nexis) 1 Feb. 17 Rat-catching as a profession is not what it used to be... Now the focus is more on prevention and using environmentally friendly methods. < as lemmas |
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