hunting box

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

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What does “clement” mean?

Also called hunt box.

First recorded in 1790–1800

We found the man who inhabits the simple wooden house which used to be Carl August's hunting-box.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3)|George Eliot
A little in advance, on the bank of the river, stood a hunting-box belonging to the Nawb, encompassed by a wall of masonry.
Rulers of India: Lord Clive|George Bruce Malleson
Philippe Auguste built a fortress here to protect the walls of his hunting-box where it touched the river.
Polly and Her Friends Abroad|Lillian Elizabeth Roy
The Lycosa then digs herself a settled abode, a hunting-box, and sits in her watch-tower, on the look-out for game.
The Life of the Spider|J. Henri Fabre

I don't advocate the use of the hunting-box for bee hunting.
Bee Hunting|John Ready Lockard