Meanings
billiting1
- The excrement of a fox.
The fox the first year is called a cub ; the second, a fox ; and the third, an old fox ; his tail is called the brush or drag , and his excrement the billiting.
1811, The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals […]2 more examples
[…]in hopes of finding some hares, of which there has been great plenty in former summers, but could see no fresh sign of any; perhaps that was owing to a fox being on it, as I saw the fresh billiting of one, but could not not find him[…]
1792, Cartwright, George, A journal of transactions and events, during a residence of nearly sixteen years on the coast of Labrador […]The fox goes a clicketting ; the deer goes to rut. The fox barks ; the stag bellows. The billiting (excrement) of the one is termed the feument or feumishing of the other.
1842, Nimrod (Charles Apperley), The horse and the hound […]
billiting2
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of billit
Paramount paid per diem and billiting costs for the tugboat crew.
1991, Conn, Michael David.; Euske, Kenneth J., An examination of the cost reimbursement policies and procedures followed by DoD when providing services to private organizations., →OCLC2 more examples
June ye 2 we Staid and Settled our Billiting Roll and paid of Several Their Billiting money, in the afternoon we marched to worcester 4, miles, and there Slept.
1758-05-29, Letter from Sergt. Tinkham, MiddleboroughArrangements can be made for billiting and daycare will be available.
1983, Kick it Over Collective, Kick it Over #07
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