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View synonyms for buck fever
buck fever
noun
- nervous excitement of an inexperienced hunter upon the approach of game.
- any nervous excitement preceding a new experience.
buck fever
noun
- nervous excitement felt by inexperienced hunters at the approach of game
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Word History and Origins
Origin of buck fever1
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
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Example Sentences
This was the worst case of buck fever that I have ever had and I do not care to ever experience a case of that kind again.
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Now, I will tell you of another case of buck fever from a cause entirely different from that just related.
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I am not subject to buck fever, and was disgusted to find myself so badly "rattled" that I could scarcely handle the rifle.
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"I'll bet you'll get buck fever the first time you come across it," chuckled the Head Chief.
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There was no buck fever about him now, and, when his rifle cracked, the deer bounded into the air and dropped down dead.
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