ratting

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors)
verb desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage
verb employ scabs or strike breakers in

"I wish you'd come ratting in our stable at home. — The Youngest Girl in the Fifth: A School Story, Angela Brazil
There was as good ratting there as you could wish to see. — The Wouldbegoods: Being the Further Adventures of the Treasure Seekers, E. (Edith) Nesbit
I can give you some good ratting, and I have a bone or two put away. — The Man with Two Left Feet, and Other Stories, P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

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