ottering

English

Noun

ottering (uncountable)

1. The hunting of otters.
   • 2021, Ogden Adele, The California Sea Otter Trade 1784-1848, page 110:

     Wolfskill's last ottering was done a year later under a license granted by Governor José Figueroa for six months beginning in October. Another beaver trapper and leader of an overland party, Ewing Young, also tried his hand at ottering.