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wildcat


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verb
wild·cat·tedwild·cat·ting

Definition of WILDCAT

intransitive verb
: to prospect and drill an experimental oil or gas well or sink a mine shaft in territory not known to be productive

First Known Use of WILDCAT

circa 1903

Other Mining and Drilling Terms

ore, trepan

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