| 单词 | rat-killing |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrat-killing rat-killing adj. and n. (a) adj. that kills rats; (b) n. the action or process of killing rats. 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 1764 Beauties Nature & Art VIII. v. vi. 14 It is said, that no rat will live within the marquisate of Anspach, since one of the family of the rat-killing St. Hubert passed that way. 1805 G. Colman Who wants Guinea? iv. ii. 62 What do you want here, after sun-set, you rat-killing vagabond! 1826 Amer. Farmer 15 Sept. 207/1 The phenomenon dog, Billy,..will exhibit his wonderful, peculiar, and almost incredible, method of rat-killing. 1936 Middletown (N.Y.) Times Herald 1 Sept. 4/7 The breed was developed by John Hulme, a dog fancier of Manchester, England, for rat killing and rabbit coursing. 2006 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 15 Jan. xiv. 7/1 A wily, illiterate sewer scavenger..and his beloved, rat-killing showdog, a mutt named Lady. < as lemmas |
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