hunting box

American  

noun

Chiefly British.

1. a hunting lodge or house near or in a hunting area for use during the hunting season.

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Etymology

Origin of hunting box

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

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hunting box

The Guests have homes in Palm Beach and Roslyn, L.I., and rent a "hunting box" in Virginia, have turned their Manhattan apartment into a showcase for their English and French antiques and porcelains.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the river bank, a little in advance of the grove, was a hunting box belonging to the nabob, surrounded by a masonry wall.

From With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

Clive, after the council had decided that nothing should be done till nightfall, had lain down in the hunting box to snatch a little repose, his thoughts having kept him awake all night.

From With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

For King James the First began to build that fine old house as a hunting box for his son Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales.

From The Children of Westminster Abbey Studies in English History by Kingsley, Rose Georgina

Clive left the hunting box, called his officers together, and gave orders that they were to hold their positions during the rest of the day and prepare to storm the Nawab's camp at midnight.

From In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India by Strang, Herbert