n.
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: wild · cat · ted ; wild · cat · ting
Date: circa 1903
: to prospect and drill an experimental oil or gas well or sink a mine shaft in territory not known to be productive
n.
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: wild · cat · ted ; wild · cat · ting
Date: circa 1903
: to prospect and drill an experimental oil or gas well or sink a mine shaft in territory not known to be productive
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012