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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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Nearby words

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Origin of buck fever

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
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Examples from the Web for buck fever

  • Most people get a touch of the buck-fever the first time they try to shoot a wild animal.

    The Trail of The Badger|Sidford F. Hamp

  • As the bull entered the opening, I was as near an attack of buck-fever as ever before.

    American Big-Game Hunting|Various

British Dictionary definitions for buck fever

buck fever

noun

nervous excitement felt by inexperienced hunters at the approach of game
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012