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Meanings of ratter dog in English

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Type of dog that has been developed for catching rats and other vermin.

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        Examples for "ratter"
        Examples for "ratter"
        1
        You wouldn't believe what a good cat, a prime ratter, fetches these days.
        To the blight: the eye of the world
        2
        And Fan, the champion ratter, with her fifty off the reel.
        Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, April 11, 1917
        3
        Grey cat called Snooky who was a good ratter even with his balls cut off.
        A singular man
        4
        Both breeds are from China, but the Chinese Crested was used as a ratter on ships.
        Wired
        5
        When properly entered he cannot be surpassed as a "ratter."
        Dogs and All about Them