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ottering

ottering noun: the hunting of otters.

Noun

ottering (uncountable)

  1. The hunting of otters.
    • Wolfskill's last ottering was done a year later under a license granted by Governor José Figueroa for six months beginning in October. Another beaver trapper and leader of an overland party, Ewing Young, also tried his hand at ottering.2021, Ogden Adele, The California Sea Otter Trade 1784-1848, page 110

Questions about ottering

What does ottering mean?
Ottering means the hunting of otters.
What part of speech is ottering?
Ottering is a noun.

Words near ottering in the dictionary

  1. Otterden
  2. otteresque
  3. Otterham
  4. otterhound
  5. otterhounds
  6. ottering
  7. Otterington
  8. otterish
  9. otterless
  10. otterlike
  11. otterly

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