rabbiting

/ (ˈræbɪtɪŋ) /

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noun

the activity of hunting rabbits

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Words nearby rabbiting

rabbit fever, rabbitfish, rabbit food, rabbit-foot clover, rabbit hole, rabbiting, rabbit-killer, rabbitoh, rabbit-proof fence, rabbit punch, rabbitry

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How to use rabbiting in a sentence

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
Two of the steel-blue creatures were jack-rabbiting after him, and rapidly closing the distance.
Acid Bath|Vaseleos Garson
It is true, your brother-in-law is at this moment out rabbiting, but he will be back soon if I go to fetch him.
The Folk-Tales of the Magyars|Various
Rabbiting with a ferret, uncle, us two, and this gentleman and Bob Hopley came and caught us.
Burr Junior|G. Manville Fenn

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