Definition of hunting

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

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Rabbiting :: Rabbiting (n.) The hunting of rabbits.
Huntsman :: Huntsman (n.) One who hunts, or who practices hunting..
Pig-sticking :: Pig-sticking (n.) Boar hunting; -- so called by Anglo-Indians.
Chasable :: Chasable (a.) Capable of being chased; fit for hunting.
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..
Stillicide :: Still-hunt (n.) A hunting for game in a quiet and cautious manner, or under cover; stalking; hence, colloquially, the pursuit of any object quietly and cautiously..
Course :: Course (v. i.) To run as in a race, or in hunting; to pursue the sport of coursing; as, the sportsmen coursed over the flats of Lancashire..
Deerstalking :: Deerstalking (n.) The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares..
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..
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.
Setting :: Setting (n.) The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does; also, hunting with a setter..
Blood :: Blood (v. t.) To give (hounds or soldiers) a first taste or sight of blood, as in hunting or war..
Fox-hunting :: Fox-hunting (a.) Pertaining to or engaged in the hunting of foxes; fond of hunting foxes.
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..
Mousing :: Mousing (n.) The act of hunting mice.
Venary :: Venary (a.) Of or, pertaining to hunting..
Bearhound :: Bearhound (n.) A hound for baiting or hunting bears.
Shunting :: Shunting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shun.
Spear :: Spear (n.) A long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by thrusting or throwing; a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp head or blade; a lance..
Limehound :: Limehound (n.) A dog used in hunting the wild boar; a leamer.
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