hunting | Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

Hunting
·noun The pursuit of game or of wild animals. II. Hunting ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Hunt>>. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Hunting
Mentioned first in Gen. 10:9 in connection with Nimrod. Esau was "a cunning hunter" (Gen. 25:27). Hu...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Hunting
Hunting, as a matter of necessity, whether for the extermination of dangerous beasts or for procurin...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
Fox-hunting
·adj Pertaining to or engaged in the hunting of foxes; fond of hunting foxes. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
squirrel hunting
See hunting. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
run-hunting
exploring for a new run. See Run. 1890. Rolf Boldrewood, `Squatter's Dream,' c. xix. p. 238: «What...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
house-hunting
In the city of New York all houses are let from the 1st day of May, and the landlords have assumed t...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
man-hunting
The impress service. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
hunting the squirrel
An amusement practised by postboys and stage-coachmen, which consists in following a one-horse chais...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose