still hunt


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.

Origin of still hunt

1
First recorded in 1820–30

Words Nearby still hunt

Other definitions for still-hunt (2 of 2)

still-hunt
[ stil-huhnt ]

verb (used with object)
  1. to pursue or ambush by a still hunt.

verb (used without object)
  1. to carry on a still hunt.

Origin of still-hunt

2
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Other words from still-hunt

  • still-hunter, noun

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How to use still hunt in a sentence

  • But the Indians fancied that, although they had sold the land, they could still hunt and fish there as much as they pleased.

    The Story of the Thirteen Colonies | H. A. (Hlne Adeline) Guerber
  • I am off on the still hunt for those shares but don't believe one to be had, Consolidated bunch too sharp for that.

    The Rise of Roscoe Paine | Joseph C. Lincoln
  • For months he has been on a still hunt for the fashions of the spring that is yet distant.

    In Vanity Fair | Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd
  • Another method is to still-hunt him, the same as is done with deer.

    Cruisings in the Cascades | George O. Shields
  • Bat Reeves has been making the Widder Orff matter a still hunt.

British Dictionary definitions for still hunt

still hunt

noun
  1. the hunting of game by stalking or ambushing

verbstill-hunt
  1. to hunt (quarry) in this way

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