rabbiting

/ (ˈræbɪtɪŋ) /

noun

the activity of hunting rabbits

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Words nearby rabbiting

rabbit-killer, rabbit-proof fence, rabbitbrush, rabbiter, rabbitfish, rabbiting, rabbitoh, rabbitry, rabble, rabble-rouse, rabble-rouser

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Example sentences from the Web for rabbiting

It was such a great event, in fact, that a holiday was declared, and all hands went "rabbiting."
Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North|Fullerton Waldo
Our visit was as welcome as it was unexpected, and we celebrated it by the whole day off, when all hands went "rabbiting."
A Labrador Doctor|Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
Muzzling ferrets appertains solely to rabbiting, but it is useful to know how to do it.
Studies in the Art of Rat-catching|H. C. Barkley
They have taken to the caves like enough, and we shall have a week's 'rabbiting.'
The Fall Of The Grand Sarrasin|William J. Ferrar

Rabbiting with a ferret, uncle, us two, and this gentleman and Bob Hopley came and caught us.
Burr Junior|G. Manville Fenn

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