ratting noun4 •Desertion of one's principles. •Working as a scab, against trade union policies. •A vocation involving the pest control of rats, typically using a working terrier. •The blood sport of setting a dog upon rats confined in a pit to see how many he will kill in a given time.Bear and bull baiting, dog fights, cockfighting, ratting, and other blood sports were attacked as un-Christian […] — 2001 formsrattings
