small game
- wild animals and birds hunted for sport, as rabbits or doves, that are smaller than animals, as deer and bears, classified as big game.
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Origin of small game
First recorded in 1810–20
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Historical Examples of small game
He was out hunting, the last day of small-game season, and somebody mistook him for a turkey.
Day of the MoronHenry Beam Piper
Ten, fifteen,—twenty of the items of small-game were grasped in mid-air, as if they were creatures in flight.
The Forgotten PlanetMurray Leinster
small game
- British small animals that are hunted for sport
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