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ratcatching

ratcatching noun: the catching of rats, especially to rid a place of vermin.

Noun

ratcatching (uncountable)

  1. The catching of rats, especially to rid a place of vermin.

Origin of ratcatching

From rat + catching.

Questions about ratcatching

What does ratcatching mean?
Ratcatching means the catching of rats, especially to rid a place of vermin.
What part of speech is ratcatching?
Ratcatching is a noun.

Words near ratcatching in the dictionary

  1. Ratby
  2. ratcastle
  3. ratcastles
  4. ratcatcher
  5. ratcatchers
  6. ratcatching
  7. ratch
  8. Ratchaburi
  9. ratched
  10. Ratchel
  11. ratchelly

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