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Hunting
·noun The pursuit of game or of wild animals.
II. Hunting ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Hunt>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Hunting
Mentioned first in Gen. 10:9 in connection with Nimrod. Esau was "a cunning hunter" (Gen. 25:27). Hu...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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hunting
Drawing in unwary persons to play or game. CANT.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Hunting
Hunting, as a matter of necessity, whether for the extermination of dangerous beasts or for procurin...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Fox
·noun A sly, cunning fellow.
II. Fox ·noun The European dragonet.
III. Fox ·noun To make sour, as ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Fox
(Heb. shu'al, a name derived from its digging or burrowing under ground), the Vulpes thaleb, or Syri...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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fox
The old English broadsword. Also, a fastening formed by twisting several rope-yarns together by hand...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Fox
(Heb. shu'al). Probably the jackal is the animal signified in almost all the passages in the Old Tes...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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squirrel hunting
See hunting.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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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
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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.
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man-hunting
The impress service.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Brant-fox
·noun A kind of fox found in Sweden (Vulpes alopex), smaller than the common fox (V. vulgaris), but ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Dog-fox
·noun A male fox. ·see the Note under Dog, ·noun, 6.
II. Dog-fox ·noun The Arctic or blue fox;
— a...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sea fox
·- The thrasher shark. ·see <<Thrasher>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Water fox
·- The carp;
— so called on account of its cunning.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Fox, George
(1624-1691)
Religious enthusiast, and founder of the Society of Friends, b. at Drayton, Leicestersh...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Fox, John
(b. 1863)
American novelist. A Cumberland Vendetta, The Kentuckians, Blue Grass, Little Shepherd of...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Fox Court
1) North out of Long Lane, West Smithfield, in Farringdon Ward Without (Lockie, 1810-Elmes, 1831).
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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flying-fox
n. a gigantic Australian bat, Pteropus poliocephalus, Temm. It has a fetid odour anddoes great damag...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to fox boots
To foot boots, i. e. to repair boots by adding new soles, and surrounding the feet with new leather....
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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cross-fox
A fox whose color is between the common reddish-yellow and the silver-gray, having on its back a bla...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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silver fox
A black fox, with white king-hairs interspersed on the back of it.--Cartwright's Labrador. Like the ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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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
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Fox, Charles James
(1749-1806)
Statesman and historian, s. of Henry F., 1st Lord Holland, was one of the greatest orat...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Fox Ordinary Court
West out of St. Nicholas' Lane. In Candlewick and Langbourne Wards (O. and M. 1677-Elmes, 1831).
"F...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Fox Court
1) West out of St. Clement's Lane. In Langbourn Ward (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
The site is now ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Fox and Crown Court
1) South out of Barbican in Aldersgate Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720-Boyle, 1799).
The site is now...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Fox and Hounds Yard
East out of Bishopsgate Street, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Elmes, 1831).
The site is...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Fox and Knot Court
West out of Cow Lane and north through Fox and Knot Inn to Chick Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (H...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Fox and Knot Inn
See Fox and Knot Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Fox Court, Cow Lane
See Fox and Knot Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Fox Court, Nicholas Lane
See Fox Ordinary Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Fox and Goose Inn, Yard
On the south side of London Wall, in Cripplegate Ward Within (Hatton, 1708-Boyle, 1799), between Col...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.