Definition of Hunteng
Hunt"ing (?), n. The pursuit of
game or of wild animals. A. Smith.
Happy hunting grounds, the region to which,
according to the belief of American Indians, the souls of warriors
and hunters pass after death, to be happy in hunting and
feasting. Tylor. -- Hunting box.
Same As Hunting lodge (below). -- Hunting
cat (Zoöl.), the cheetah. --
Hunting cog (Mach.), a tooth in the
larger of two geared wheels which makes its number of teeth prime to
the number in the smaller wheel, thus preventing the frequent meeting
of the same pairs of teeth. -- Hunting dog
(Zoöl.), the hyena dog. -- Hunting
ground, a region or district abounding in game; esp.
(pl.), the regions roamed over by the North American Indians
in search of game. -- Hunting horn, a
bulge; a horn used in the chase. See Horn, and
Bulge. -- Hunting leopard
(Zoöl.), the cheetah. -- Hunting
lodge, a temporary residence for the purpose of
hunting. -- Hunting seat, a hunting
lodge. Gray. -- Hunting shirt, a
coarse shirt for hunting, often of leather. -- Hunting
spider (Zoöl.), a spider which hunts its
prey, instead of catching it in a web; a wolf spider. --
Hunting watch. See Hunter, 6.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
HUNTING. Drawing in unwary persons to play or game.
CANT.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- Chasing and killing animals for sport or to get food.
- Looking for something, especially for a job or flat.
- Present participle of to hunt.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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