buck fever

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noun

nervous excitement of an inexperienced hunter upon the approach of game.

any nervous excitement preceding a new experience.

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Origin of buck fever

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Words nearby buck fever

bucket shop, bucket truck, buckeye, Buckeye State, Buckfast, buck fever, buck for, buckhorn, buckhound, buckie, Buckingham

How to use buck fever in a sentence

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.
Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper|Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock
Now, I will tell you of another case of buck fever from a cause entirely different from that just related.
Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper|Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock
I am not subject to buck fever, and was disgusted to find myself so badly "rattled" that I could scarcely handle the rifle.
Woodcraft and Camping|George Washington Sears (Nessmuk)
"I'll bet you'll get buck fever the first time you come across it," chuckled the Head Chief.
Two Little Savages|Ernest Thompson Seton

There was no buck fever about him now, and, when his rifle cracked, the deer bounded into the air and dropped down dead.
The Young Trailers|Joseph A. Altsheler

British Dictionary definitions for buck fever

buck fever

noun

nervous excitement felt by inexperienced hunters at the approach of game

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buck fever

Origin of buck fever

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British Dictionary definitions for buck fever