Definition of hunting

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Hunting (n.) The pursuit of game or of wild animals.

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Pig-sticking :: Pig-sticking (n.) Boar hunting; -- so called by Anglo-Indians.
Trist :: Trist (n.) A post, or station, in hunting..
Bearhound :: Bearhound (n.) A hound for baiting or hunting bears.
Venary :: Venary (a.) Of or, pertaining to hunting..
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) A hunting watch, or one of which the crystal is protected by a metallic cover..
Shunting :: Shunting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shun.
Hound :: Hound (n.) A variety of the domestic dog, usually having large, drooping ears, esp. one which hunts game by scent, as the foxhound, bloodhound, deerhound, but also used for various breeds of fleet hunting dogs, as the greyhound, boarhound, etc..
Ground :: Ground (n.) Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region; territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground..
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) A dog that scents game, or is trained to the chase; a hunting dog..
A :: A (prep.) In process of; in the act of; into; to; -- used with verbal substantives in -ing which begin with a consonant. This is a shortened form of the preposition an (which was used before the vowel sound); as in a hunting, a building, a begging..
Bowie Knife :: Bowie knife () A knife with a strong blade from ten to fifteen inches long, and double-edged near the point; -- used as a hunting knife, and formerly as a weapon in the southwestern part of the United States. It was named from its inventor, Colonel James Bowie. Also, by extension, any large sheath knife..
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) A kind of spider. See Hunting spider, under Hunting..
Venatorial :: Venatorial (a.) Or or pertaining to hunting; venatic.
Cheetah :: Cheetah (n.) A species of leopard (Cynaelurus jubatus) tamed and used for hunting in India. The woolly cheetah of South Africa is C. laneus.
Bird''s-nesting :: Bird's-nesting (n.) Hunting for, or taking, birds' nests or their contents..
Surrounding :: Surround (n.) A method of hunting some animals, as the buffalo, by surrounding a herd, and driving them over a precipice, into a ravine, etc..
Huntsman :: Huntsman (n.) One who hunts, or who practices hunting..
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..
Venantes :: Venantes (n. pl.) The hunting spiders, which run after, or leap upon, their prey..
Cropper :: Cropper (n.) A fall on one's head when riding at full speed, as in hunting; hence, a sudden failure or collapse..
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