Rät'ting, n.

noun

n. 1. The act of deserting one's former party and going over to the opposite. [Eng.]

  1. The act of working for less than the established prices; — a term used among printers.
  2. A low sport consisting in setting a dog upon a number of rats confined in a tub or cage, &c., to see how many he will kill in a given time. [Eng.]