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are ferreting

  • present progressive
    of ferret.
    ferret
    noun
    a domesticated, usually red-eyed, and albinic variety of the polecat, used in Europe for driving rabbits and rats from their burrows.

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Now we will suppose you are ferreting a seven-storey building, which might occupy three or four days. 

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