Definition of hunt

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Hunt (v. i.) To seek; to pursue; to search; -- with for or after.

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Pig-sticking :: Pig-sticking (n.) Boar hunting; -- so called by Anglo-Indians.
Hunt :: Hunt (v. i.) To follow the chase; to go out in pursuit of game; to course with hounds.
Whipperin :: Whipperin (n.) A huntsman who keeps the hounds from wandering, and whips them in, if necessary, to the of chase..
Beagle :: Beagle (n.) A small hound, or hunting dog, twelve to fifteen inches high, used in hunting hares and other small game. See Illustration in Appendix..
Blencher :: Blencher (n.) One who, or that which, scares another; specifically, a person stationed to prevent the escape of the deer, at a hunt. See Blancher..
Chase :: Chase (v.) That which is pursued or hunted.
Huntsmanship :: Huntsmanship (n.) The art or practice of hunting, or the qualification of a hunter..
Stalking-horse :: Stalking-horse (n.) A horse, or a figure resembling a horse, behind which a hunter conceals himself from the game he is aiming to kill..
Soil :: Soil (n.) A marshy or miry place to which a hunted boar resorts for refuge; hence, a wet place, stream, or tract of water, sought for by other game, as deer..
Powpow :: Powpow (n.) Conjuration attended with great noise and confusion, and often with feasting, dancing, etc., performed by Indians for the cure of diseases, to procure success in hunting or in war, and for other purposes..
Bird''s-nesting :: Bird's-nesting (n.) Hunting for, or taking, birds' nests or their contents..
Deerhound :: Deerhound (n.) One of a large and fleet breed of hounds used in hunting deer; a staghound.
Diana :: Diana (n.) The daughter of Jupiter and Latona; a virgin goddess who presided over hunting, chastity, and marriage; -- identified with the Greek goddess Artemis..
Ferret :: Ferret (n.) To drive or hunt out of a lurking place, as a ferret does the cony; to search out by patient and sagacious efforts; -- often used with out; as, to ferret out a secret..
Trail :: Trail (v. t.) To hunt by the track; to track.
Cropper :: Cropper (n.) A fall on one's head when riding at full speed, as in hunting; hence, a sudden failure or collapse..
Montero :: Montero (n.) An ancient kind of cap worn by horsemen or huntsmen.
Trail :: Trail (n.) A track left by man or beast; a track followed by the hunter; a scent on the ground by the animal pursued; as, a deer trail..
Point :: Point (v. i.) To indicate the presence of game by fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do..
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) A dog that scents game, or is trained to the chase; a hunting dog..
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