Rat-baiting is a blood sport that involves releasing captured rats in an enclosed space with spectators betting on how long a dog, usually a terrier often...
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Ratter (dog) (redirect from Rat terrier)
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of rat-catching. Rat-catchers would not only make money by trapping the rodents, but also by selling them for food or, more commonly, for rat-baiting. Rat-baiting...
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which may be known as rat terriers, although the latter may refer to a breed that was historically developed in rat-baiting. Rats are rarely seen in...
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duck-baiting, hog-baiting, human-baiting, hyena-baiting, lion-baiting, monkey-baiting, rat-baiting, and wolf-baiting. Much of what is known about baiting comes from...
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rat work came naturally to him. He earned him various jobs catching rats on private property, and he also supplied live rats to pubs for rat-baiting contests...
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the rats, or, more likely, sell the rats to be used in blood sport. Rat-baiting was a popular sport until the beginning of the 20th century. It involved...
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to the US by working-class British migrants as the dogs were used in rat-baiting. However, they were, for the most part, bred for speed. Their speed is...
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various kinds of baiting and forced combat: bull-baiting, bear-baiting, cockfighting, and later developments such as dog fighting and rat-baiting. The animals...
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also pied-piping with inversion). Chicago rat hole List of fictional rodents Rat-baiting Rat king Rodentology "Rat Fact Sheet". Nature. Retrieved 2021-09-23...
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