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rat hunt Northwest 
a special hunt for muskrats during peak season.
See also: ratting
- 1825 (1931) The Rat hunts have likewise failed in consequence of the lowness of the Waters, but the returns in Beaver are very fair about 3,000.
- 1957 When the trappers returned from the rat hunt, my wife and I enquired among the women to see if any of the others knew the art. . . .
- 1825 (1931) The Rat hunts have likewise failed in consequence of the lowness of the Waters, but the returns in Beaver are very fair about 3,000.