shikar

[ shi-kahr ]

/ ʃɪˈkɑr /

(in India)

noun

the hunting of game for sport.

verb (used with or without object), shi·karred, shi·kar·ring.

to hunt.

Nearby words

Origin of shikar

1600–10; < Urdu < Persian

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Examples from the Web for shikar

All the officer Sahibs of Deoli and Nasirabad go in this tonga for shikar.
From Sea to Sea|Rudyard Kipling
The Wurdwan is reputed to be the best locality for shikar in Cashmere.
The Diary of a Hunter from the Punjab to the Karakorum Mountains|Augustus Henry Irby
Bloodshed was the only thing lacking in this shikar, at least I cannot recall any.
My Reminiscences|Rabindranath Tagore
With regard to the shikar, (shooting) both large and small game abound.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith

They were swarms of lice and fleas, and we did a shikar for them most of the night.
The Secrets of a Kuttite|Edward O. Mousley

British Dictionary definitions for shikar

shikar

/ (in India ʃɪˈkɑː) /

noun

hunting, esp big-game hunting

verb -kars, -karring or -karred

to hunt (game, esp big game)

Word Origin for shikar

C17: via Urdu from Persian

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