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anting
[ an-ting ]
noun
- the placing of ants among the feathers, done by certain birds apparently to kill parasites.
anting
/ ˈæntɪŋ /
noun
- the placing or rubbing of ants by birds on their feathers. The body fluids of the ants are thought to repel parasites
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Thousands insisted that he must have voluntarily surrendered, for how could he have been caught when he had the anting-anting?
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Their faith in what they call their anting anting16 is unbreakable.
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Piang, we look to you to protect us from Bal-Bal, to you and your sacred anting-anting.
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The Chinese were given until noon on October 13 to give up the Anting gate.
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Brigands are often captured wearing medallions of the Virgin Mary or the Saints as a device of the anting-anting.
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