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petnapping definition

☆ pet·nap·ping or petnaping pet′·nap′·ing (pet′nap′iŋ)

noun

the stealing of pets, esp. dogs or cats, in order to sell them, as for use in laboratory experiments

Etymology: pet + (kid)napping

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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