rattingn.

Brit.

/ˈratɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈrædɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rat n.¹, -ing suffix¹; rat v.⁵, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: Partly < rat n.¹ + -ing suffix¹, and partly (in later use) < rat v.⁵ + -ing suffix¹.

a. Desertion of a party, cause, principle, etc. Formerly with over.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > [noun] > desertion of one's party or principles

recreandisea1425

declining1526

declination1533

back-turning1535

defect1540

revoltc1576

falling off1577

apostasy1578

tergiversation1583

declension1597

recreancy1602

starting1602

recreantness1611

recession1614

turncoating1624

recreancea1632

diffidation1640

withdrawment1640

tergiversating1654

turning1665

ratting1789

renegadism1823

turncoatery1841

defection1884

turncoatism1889

society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > [noun] > deserting one's party

ratting1789

rattery1822

renegadism1823

Jim Crowism1837

bolting1884

1789 ‘Tartar’ Let. to Most Insolent Man Alive, Answered 21 You might have matured the insignificance of your blundering brother into some apology for ratting.

1810 Ld. Brougham Life (1871) I. 515 The symptoms of ratting are manifest.

1816 Edinb. Rev. 26 435 A minister of state suddenly changed sides..and the ratting..became general.

1839 Times 10 Apr. 5/3 A general ratting over of the Cabinet.

1861 C. F. Hursthouse New Zealand (ed. 2) x. 180 [Readers in Britain] would not care..to hear about a ministerial crisis, or the ratting of a provincial councillor.

1963 A. Rodway Romantic Confl. 142 Much is repellent in Wordsworth's life and personality: the insensitive egotism, the assumption of moral superiority, the ratting on his principles.

2007 Australian (Nexis) 2 Aug. 14 Ratting ran deep in the Tasmanian Lyons genes. One of Joe Lyons's sons, Kevin,..[served] as speaker under a Labor government, but fell out with his party.

b. More generally: betrayal, disloyal behaviour; esp. the action or an act of informing on another person. Also with out.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > betrayal > [noun]

trechettingc1330

traisementc1380

betrayinga1382

betraisingc1385

trayment1468

tradition1483

betrayment1548

betray1600

betrayal1817

sell1838

backstabbing1855

ratting1946

1946 Sun (Baltimore) 17 June 18/3 His turning long-distance state's evidence, his ratting, so to speak, to the cops..strikes at the very core of the latest design to maintain ‘power’ in the hands of a people's government.

1948 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 13 Feb. 30/1 McKeever..performed the most odious job of ‘ratting’ college football has known.

1958 G. M. Sykes Society of Captives v. 88 Most of the ratting that occurs in the prison is done for the sake of personal gain.

1990 B. Bao Lord Legacies Chinese Mosaic 64 It was best to be silent or speak only to the thieves, rapists and murderers, whose code of honor forbade ratting.

2006 News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington) (Nexis) 17 Aug. It's a shame that so many of his former neighbors don't understand the difference between ‘ratting out’ and standing up for what is right.

2. The catching, hunting, or killing of rats.In North American usage: the trapping and killing of muskrats.

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

1828 Sporting Mag. 21 399 Ratting, or any other school~boy's mischief.

1881 G. Allen Evolutionist at Large xix The most tempting solicitations to ratting and rabbiting.

1949 D. Leechman Indian Summer 65 ‘Ratting’ is the local term for trapping and shooting muskrats, which are the main source of income.

1985 Guardian (Nexis) 1 Aug. [He] also went ‘ratting’ with his Jack Russell Terrier.

2002 J. Cunliffe Encycl. Dog Breeds (new ed.) 114/3 Toby Dog was..very much a terrier at heart and taught Boots a lot about ratting.

Compounds

C1. (In sense 1.)

† ratting spirit n. Obsolete

ΚΠ

1818 T. Moore Fudge Family in Paris vi. 105 This serves to nurse the ratting spirit; The less the bribe, the more the merit.

C2. (In sense 2.)

ratting cat n.

ΚΠ

1866 M. R. Barnard tr. V. A. Thisted Lett. from Hell I. ix. 153 I once heard it said, that the best ratting-cat was a rat itself, that had once tasted rat's flesh.

1911 Washington Post 8 Oct. 4/7 The best ratting cat in Delaware county has not yet caught the slyest rat.

2002 Seattle Times (Nexis) 21 July k9 In the 11th century, the value of a good ratting cat was equal to that of a 14-day foal or a six-month calf.

ratting season n.

ΚΠ

1835 J. Blakiston Twenty Years in Retirement II. xxii. 334 In the ratting season, he [sc. the ratcatcher] will bind himself by a vow to abstain from the tempting fluid.

1939 Beaver June 54/2 The ratting season is in full swing in the Mackenzie delta and reports indicate that a good catch is expected.

2002 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 22 Sept. 64 (headline) Today is the official start of the ratting season.

† ratting spear n. Obsolete

ΚΠ

1832 Boston Herald 22 May 3/3 Committed for..maliciously stabbing..with a ratting spear.

ratting terrier n.

ΚΠ

1852 G. A. Sala in Househ. Words 23 Oct. 133/1 You own no..ratting terriers.

2005 Daily Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 23 June 80 The Belgian is 16cms shorter and plays with all the speedy tenacity of a good ratting terrier.

C3.

ratting canoe n. North American a small light canoe used for hunting muskrats in swamps and marshes.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > vessels of primitive construction > [noun] > canoe of indigenous peoples > other types of canoe

pirogue1666

dory1709

Montreal canoe1793

waka1807

tandem canoe1867

Rob Roy1868

canot du maître1872

Peterborough1882

snake-boat1882

shadow canoe1883

tandem1884

buckeye1885

Canader1893

vinta1900

bellum1901

spoon canoe1907

sponson canoe1911

ratting canoe1944

tarada1960

canot du nord1961

1944 C. Helmericks We live in Alaska 162 The sleds carry the small Indian or ‘ratting’ canoes to be used on the tundra ponds when the water starts forming around the ice.

1968 R. M. Patterson Finlay's River 74 A—gave an initial display of his dexterity by upsetting a small ratting canoe with Butler and himself in it.

2000 Alaska Mag. May–June 50/3 The key to muskrat hunting success is ease in traveling on lakes, creeks and rivers, and between them. The answer, arrived at in the distant past, is the traditional ratting canoe.

ratting match n. now historical a sport in which a dog is set on a group of rats.

ΚΠ

1856 Illustr. Life W. Palmer v. 26 Dog-fanciers, ratting-match concoctors, and the scum of sporting life generally.

1891 Daily Independent (Monroe, Wisconsin) 5 Feb. The much talked of ratting match took place last night.

2004 Sunday Times (Nexis) 21 Nov. 50 Nineteenth-century chaise-longue potatoes might have enjoyed ratting matches from the Haymarket theatre.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ratting
释义	rattingn. Brit. /ˈratɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈrædɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rat n.¹, -ing suffix¹; rat v.⁵, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Partly < rat n.¹ + -ing suffix¹, and partly (in later use) < rat v.⁵ + -ing suffix¹. 1. a. Desertion of a party, cause, principle, etc. Formerly with over. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > [noun] > desertion of one's party or principles recreandisea1425 declining1526 declination1533 back-turning1535 defect1540 revoltc1576 falling off1577 apostasy1578 tergiversation1583 declension1597 recreancy1602 starting1602 recreantness1611 recession1614 turncoating1624 recreancea1632 diffidation1640 withdrawment1640 tergiversating1654 turning1665 ratting1789 renegadism1823 turncoatery1841 defection1884 turncoatism1889 society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > [noun] > deserting one's party ratting1789 rattery1822 renegadism1823 Jim Crowism1837 bolting1884 1789 ‘Tartar’ Let. to Most Insolent Man Alive, Answered 21 You might have matured the insignificance of your blundering brother into some apology for ratting. 1810 Ld. Brougham Life (1871) I. 515 The symptoms of ratting are manifest. 1816 Edinb. Rev. 26 435 A minister of state suddenly changed sides..and the ratting..became general. 1839 Times 10 Apr. 5/3 A general ratting over of the Cabinet. 1861 C. F. Hursthouse New Zealand (ed. 2) x. 180 [Readers in Britain] would not care..to hear about a ministerial crisis, or the ratting of a provincial councillor. 1963 A. Rodway Romantic Confl. 142 Much is repellent in Wordsworth's life and personality: the insensitive egotism, the assumption of moral superiority, the ratting on his principles. 2007 Australian (Nexis) 2 Aug. 14 Ratting ran deep in the Tasmanian Lyons genes. One of Joe Lyons's sons, Kevin,..[served] as speaker under a Labor government, but fell out with his party. b. More generally: betrayal, disloyal behaviour; esp. the action or an act of informing on another person. Also with out. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > betrayal > [noun] trechettingc1330 traisementc1380 betrayinga1382 betraisingc1385 trayment1468 tradition1483 betrayment1548 betray1600 betrayal1817 sell1838 backstabbing1855 ratting1946 1946 Sun (Baltimore) 17 June 18/3 His turning long-distance state's evidence, his ratting, so to speak, to the cops..strikes at the very core of the latest design to maintain ‘power’ in the hands of a people's government. 1948 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 13 Feb. 30/1 McKeever..performed the most odious job of ‘ratting’ college football has known. 1958 G. M. Sykes Society of Captives v. 88 Most of the ratting that occurs in the prison is done for the sake of personal gain. 1990 B. Bao Lord Legacies Chinese Mosaic 64 It was best to be silent or speak only to the thieves, rapists and murderers, whose code of honor forbade ratting. 2006 News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington) (Nexis) 17 Aug. It's a shame that so many of his former neighbors don't understand the difference between ‘ratting out’ and standing up for what is right. 2. The catching, hunting, or killing of rats.In North American usage: the trapping and killing of muskrats. 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 1828 Sporting Mag. 21 399 Ratting, or any other school~boy's mischief. 1881 G. Allen Evolutionist at Large xix The most tempting solicitations to ratting and rabbiting. 1949 D. Leechman Indian Summer 65 ‘Ratting’ is the local term for trapping and shooting muskrats, which are the main source of income. 1985 Guardian (Nexis) 1 Aug. [He] also went ‘ratting’ with his Jack Russell Terrier. 2002 J. Cunliffe Encycl. Dog Breeds (new ed.) 114/3 Toby Dog was..very much a terrier at heart and taught Boots a lot about ratting. Compounds C1. (In sense 1.) † ratting spirit n. Obsolete ΚΠ 1818 T. Moore Fudge Family in Paris vi. 105 This serves to nurse the ratting spirit; The less the bribe, the more the merit. C2. (In sense 2.) ratting cat n. ΚΠ 1866 M. R. Barnard tr. V. A. Thisted Lett. from Hell I. ix. 153 I once heard it said, that the best ratting-cat was a rat itself, that had once tasted rat's flesh. 1911 Washington Post 8 Oct. 4/7 The best ratting cat in Delaware county has not yet caught the slyest rat. 2002 Seattle Times (Nexis) 21 July k9 In the 11th century, the value of a good ratting cat was equal to that of a 14-day foal or a six-month calf. ratting season n. ΚΠ 1835 J. Blakiston Twenty Years in Retirement II. xxii. 334 In the ratting season, he [sc. the ratcatcher] will bind himself by a vow to abstain from the tempting fluid. 1939 Beaver June 54/2 The ratting season is in full swing in the Mackenzie delta and reports indicate that a good catch is expected. 2002 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 22 Sept. 64 (headline) Today is the official start of the ratting season. † ratting spear n. Obsolete ΚΠ 1832 Boston Herald 22 May 3/3 Committed for..maliciously stabbing..with a ratting spear. ratting terrier n. ΚΠ 1852 G. A. Sala in Househ. Words 23 Oct. 133/1 You own no..ratting terriers. 2005 Daily Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 23 June 80 The Belgian is 16cms shorter and plays with all the speedy tenacity of a good ratting terrier. C3. ratting canoe n. North American a small light canoe used for hunting muskrats in swamps and marshes. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > vessels of primitive construction > [noun] > canoe of indigenous peoples > other types of canoe pirogue1666 dory1709 Montreal canoe1793 waka1807 tandem canoe1867 Rob Roy1868 canot du maître1872 Peterborough1882 snake-boat1882 shadow canoe1883 tandem1884 buckeye1885 Canader1893 vinta1900 bellum1901 spoon canoe1907 sponson canoe1911 ratting canoe1944 tarada1960 canot du nord1961 1944 C. Helmericks We live in Alaska 162 The sleds carry the small Indian or ‘ratting’ canoes to be used on the tundra ponds when the water starts forming around the ice. 1968 R. M. Patterson Finlay's River 74 A—gave an initial display of his dexterity by upsetting a small ratting canoe with Butler and himself in it. 2000 Alaska Mag. May–June 50/3 The key to muskrat hunting success is ease in traveling on lakes, creeks and rivers, and between them. The answer, arrived at in the distant past, is the traditional ratting canoe. ratting match n. now historical a sport in which a dog is set on a group of rats. ΚΠ 1856 Illustr. Life W. Palmer v. 26 Dog-fanciers, ratting-match concoctors, and the scum of sporting life generally. 1891 Daily Independent (Monroe, Wisconsin) 5 Feb. The much talked of ratting match took place last night. 2004 Sunday Times (Nexis) 21 Nov. 50 Nineteenth-century chaise-longue potatoes might have enjoyed ratting matches from the Haymarket theatre. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1789
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