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Ratting him out seems to be the least of it; preserving the lie has its advantages; participating in the lie seems unthinkable — or does it?

From Washington Post • Mar. 15, 2016

Ratting out Adrian for the mask didn’t make us even.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

Oft-times a party of gentlemen have sent for me in the summer, having arranged with me to bring four or five ferrets and Ratting appliances, and we have gone 50 miles up the country. 

From Full Revelations of a Professional Rat-catcher After 25 Years' Experience by Matthews, Ike

Ike Matthews is prepared to go out Ratting with parties of gentlemen or their gamekeepers on their private estates during the summer, supplying dog, ferrets, and nets, at moderate charges. 

From Full Revelations of a Professional Rat-catcher After 25 Years' Experience by Matthews, Ike

Ratting, my dear mother, is a fine, manly, old-time sport.

From The Halo by Justice, B. Martin