hunting box
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noun Chiefly British.
a hunting lodge or house near or in a hunting area for use during the hunting season.
Origin of hunting box
First recorded in 1790–1800
Also called hunt box.
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Historical Examples of hunt box
She and Nurse Betty were installed at his own hunting-box, Mildenham.
BeyondJohn Galsworthy
The “Haycock” ceased to be an inn, and is now occupied as a hunting-box.
The Great North Road: London to YorkCharles G. Harper
I don't advocate the use of the hunting-box for bee hunting.
Bee HuntingJohn Ready Lockard
In vain will you now seek for his hunting-box or his castle.
'Midst the Wild CarpathiansMr Jkai
He nursed me, by Jove, that he did, when I was down with fever in the hunting-box last year.
Heriot's ChoiceRosa Nouchette Carey