Definition of hunt

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

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Set :: Set (v. i.) To indicate the position of game; -- said of a dog; as, the dog sets well; also, to hunt game by the aid of a setter..
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..
Harrier :: Harrier (n.) One of a small breed of hounds, used for hunting hares..
Warren :: Warren (n.) A privilege which one has in his lands, by royal grant or prescription, of hunting and taking wild beasts and birds of warren, to the exclusion of any other person not entering by his permission..
Pig-sticking :: Pig-sticking (n.) Boar hunting; -- so called by Anglo-Indians.
Hunted :: Hunted (imp. & p. p.) of Hun.
Shunting :: Shunting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shun.
Course :: Course (v. t.) To run, hunt, or chase after; to follow hard upon; to pursue..
Setting :: Setting (n.) The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does; also, hunting with a setter..
Shunt :: Shunt (v. i.) To go aside; to turn off.
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..
Meet :: Meet (n.) An assembling together; esp., the assembling of huntsmen for the hunt; also, the persons who so assemble, and the place of meeting..
Bloodhound :: Bloodhound (n.) A breed of large and powerful dogs, with long, smooth, and pendulous ears, and remarkable for acuteness of smell. It is employed to recover game or prey which has escaped wounded from a hunter, and for tracking criminals. Formerly it was used for pursuing runaway slaves. Other varieties of dog are often used for the same purpose and go by the same name. The Cuban bloodhound is said to be a variety of the mastiff..
Hack :: Hack (n.) A horse, hackneyed or let out for common hire; also, a horse used in all kinds of work, or a saddle horse, as distinguished from hunting and carriage horses..
Set :: Set (v. t.) To point out the seat or position of, as birds, or other game; -- said of hunting dogs..
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..
Relay :: Relay (n.) A supply of hunting dogs or horses kept in readiness at certain places to relive the tired dogs or horses, and to continue the pursuit of the game if it comes that way..
Cynegetics :: Cynegetics (n.) The art of hunting with dogs.
Montero :: Montero (n.) An ancient kind of cap worn by horsemen or huntsmen.
Shunt :: Shunt (v. t.) To provide with a shunt; as, to shunt a galvanometer..
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