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Definition of Muskrats
1. muskrat [n] - See also: muskrat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Muskrats
Literary usage of Muskrats
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Among the Isles of Shoals by Celia Thaxter (1873)
"... of the muskrats on the mainland. They burrow among the rocks close to the
shore, in favorable spots, and, somewhat like the moles, make subterranean ..."
2. Recreation by George O. Shields, American Canoe Association, League of American Sportsmen (1899)
"HUNTING muskrats. AVON WOODS. One day last November a friend and I took our
hammerless guns from their cases and started for Bullrush lake, which lies over ..."
3. The Lay of the Land by Dallas Lore Sharp (1908)
"The muskrats are building. Winter is coming. The muskrats are making preparations,
but not they alone. The preparation for hard weather is to be seen ..."
4. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington (1882)
"A systematic study of the muskrats discloses two unna; - subspecies, preliminary
descriptions of which are herewith presented. Both new forms are based upon ..."
5. History of Hadley, Including the Early History of Hatfield, South Hadley by Sylvester Judd, Lucius Manlius Boltwood, George Sheldon (1905)
"... Crows and Blackbirds—Woodchucks—Furred Animals and the Fur Trade—Beavers—Raccoons—
muskrats—Deer and Deer Hunting—Venison—Deerskin Garments—Wild Turkeys ..."
6. Farm and Garden Rule-book: A Manual of Ready Rules and Reference with by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1911)
"... destroyed by hunting out the breeding-places in early spring and killing the
litters of pups. They may also be poisoned and trapped. muskrats Powdered ..."
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