Definition of hunt

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Hunt (v. i.) To follow the chase; to go out in pursuit of game; to course with hounds.

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Throw-off :: Throw-off (n.) A start in a hunt or a race.
Tallyho :: Tallyho (interj. & n.) The huntsman's cry to incite or urge on his hounds.
Deerstalking :: Deerstalking (n.) The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares..
Lucern :: Lucern (n.) A sort of hunting dog; -- perhaps from Lucerne, in Switzerland..
Doubling :: Doubling (n.) A turning and winding; as, the doubling of a hunted hare; shift; trick; artifice..
Pig-sticking :: Pig-sticking (n.) Boar hunting; -- so called by Anglo-Indians.
Wolf :: Wolf (a.) Any one of several species of wild and savage carnivores belonging to the genus Canis and closely allied to the common dog. The best-known and most destructive species are the European wolf (Canis lupus), the American gray, or timber, wolf (C. occidentalis), and the prairie wolf, or coyote. Wolves often hunt in packs, and may thus attack large animals and even man..
Chase :: Chase (v.) That which is pursued or hunted.
Venation :: Venation (n.) The act or art of hunting, or the state of being hunted..
Hunt :: Hunt (v. i.) To seek; to pursue; to search; -- with for or after.
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) One who hunts wild animals either for sport or for food; a huntsman.
Heroner :: Heroner (n.) A hawk used in hunting the heron.
Chase :: Chase (v. i.) To give chase; to hunt; as, to chase around after a doctor..
Poach :: Poach (v. i.) To steal or pocket game, or to carry it away privately, as in a bag; to kill or destroy game contrary to law, especially by night; to hunt or fish unlawfully; as, to poach for rabbits or for salmon..
Hont :: Hont (n. & v.) See under Hunt.
Cold :: Cold (n.) Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) but feebly; having lost its odor; as, a cold scent..
Heron :: Heron (n.) Any wading bird of the genus Ardea and allied genera, of the family Ardeidae. The herons have a long, sharp bill, and long legs and toes, with the claw of the middle toe toothed. The common European heron (Ardea cinerea) is remarkable for its directly ascending flight, and was formerly hunted with the larger falcons..
Jack :: "Jack (v. i.) To hunt game at night by means of a jack. See 2d Jack, n., 4, n..
Tufthunting :: Tufthunting (n.) The practice of seeking after, and hanging on, noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities..
Hunted :: Hunted (imp. & p. p.) of Hun.
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