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• still hunt
  still hunt

  noun

  a hunt for game carried on stealthily, as by stalking, or under cover, as in ambush.
• still-hunt
  still-hunt

  verb (used with object)

  to pursue or ambush by a still hunt.

still hunt

¹ American  

noun

1. a hunt for game carried on stealthily, as by stalking, or under cover, as in ambush.

2. Informal. a quiet or secret pursuit of any object.

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still-hunt ² American  

[stil-huhnt] / ˈstɪlˌhʌnt /

verb (used with object)

1. to pursue or ambush by a still hunt.

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verb (used without object)

1. to carry on a still hunt.

still hunt British  

noun

1. the hunting of game by stalking or ambushing

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verb

1. to hunt (quarry) in this way

Other Word Forms

• still-hunter
  noun

Etymology

Origin of still hunt¹

First recorded in 1820–30

Origin of still-hunt²

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Example Sentences

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Califf testified before a House subcommittee probing the shortage, which has forced the U.S. to begin airlifting products from Europe while many parents still hunt for scarce supplies in stores.

From Washington Times ● May 25, 2022

This is creating a generational divide with their parents, who still hunt with bows and arrows.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 13, 2020

Residents still hunt the seals for subsistence purposes, and the reindeer add to the local diet.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2019

People still hunt opossums, the only marsupial native to America, and only a century ago the critters were considered dining-room delicacies, even in the White House.

From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2019

“I now own an airplane, Miyax. It’s the only way to hunt today. The seals are scarce and the whales are almost gone; but sportsmen can still hunt from planes.”

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

The Right Angle The standard advice is to still-hunt with the wind in your face.

From Time Magazine Archive

This tactic not only gives bucks time to bed down for the day, but it also allows enough light for you to quietly still-hunt to your stand.

From Time Magazine Archive

The standard advice is to still-hunt with the wind in your face.

From Time Magazine Archive

Several times next day during the still-hunt old Bazil would leave the doctor to await his return, while he would go forward reconnoitering carefully so there might be no mistake.

From Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. by Hunter, Martin

"I don't suppose we'd run much risk, but a still-hunt is poaching and I doubt if it's worth the bother," Stannard replied carelessly.

From Northwest! by Bindloss, Harold