shooting box

noun Chiefly British.

a small house or lodge for use during the shooting season.

Nearby words

shoot-up, shootaround, shootdown, shooter, shootie, shooting box, shooting brake, shooting gallery, shooting guard, shooting iron, shooting match

Origin of shooting box

First recorded in 1805–15

Also called shooting lodge.

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Examples from the Web for shooting box

The shooting-box was not a shanty, as he expected to find it, but a conveniently-arranged and neatly-constructed house.
The Boy Trapper|Harry Castlemon
It bore the postmark of a small Norfolk township, on the borders of which Mr Loftus had his shooting-box.
The Daughters of a Genius|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
The shooting-box was a comfortably large and luxuriously-furnished building, and afforded accommodation for thirty guests.
Dr. Dumany's Wife|Mr Jkai
As for Mr. Fussell, he had done well for himself in the city, and now leased a shooting-box of his own.
A Witch of the Hills, v. 2-2|Florence Warden

At Kinloch, he rented a shooting-box for eight weeks at a cost of $10,000.
Homestead|Arthur G. Burgoyne

British Dictionary definitions for shooting box

shooting box

noun

a small country house providing accommodation for a shooting party during the shooting seasonAlso called: shooting lodge

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shooting box

noun Chiefly British.

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British Dictionary definitions for shooting box

shooting box

noun