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rabbiting

British  
/ ˈræbɪtɪŋ /

noun

  1. the activity of hunting rabbits

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Jay also "enjoyed fishing and rabbiting with his dad" and helped looking after the family pets, which included lurchers, ferrets and a bearded dragon.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2024

After being arrested, Taylor, who defended himself in court, initially claimed to officers that his only hunting consisted of rabbiting for food.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2024

For months now, Malcolm Turnbull, Josh Frydenberg, various fossil fuel energy executives and media barrackers like Paul Kelly have been rabbiting on about the “energy trilemma”.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 7, 2017

Katie's fate was sealed as soon as she started rabbiting on about her artistic legacy.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 10, 2010

The men had milked the cows in the early morning and then had gone out rabbiting, without bothering to feed the animals.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell

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