anting
the placing of ants among the feathers, done by certain birds apparently to kill parasites.
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How to use anting in a sentence
Thousands insisted that he must have voluntarily surrendered, for how could he have been caught when he had the anting-anting?
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanTheir faith in what they call their anting anting16 is unbreakable.
The Katipunan | J. Brecknock Watson (AKA Francis St. Clair)Piang, we look to you to protect us from Bal-Bal, to you and your sacred anting-anting.
The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy | Florence Partello StuartThe Chinese were given until noon on October 13 to give up the anting gate.
General Gordon | Seton ChurchillBrigands are often captured wearing medallions of the Virgin Mary or the Saints as a device of the anting-anting.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
British Dictionary definitions for anting
/ (ˈæntɪŋ) /
the placing or rubbing of ants by birds on their feathers. The body fluids of the ants are thought to repel parasites
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