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still hunt

1

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.


still-hunt

2

[ 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.

still hunt

noun

  1. the hunting of game by stalking or ambushing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. to hunt (quarry) in this way
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • still-hunter noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of still hunt1

First recorded in 1820–30

Origin of still hunt2

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
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Example Sentences

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

I am off on the still hunt for those shares but don't believe one to be had, Consolidated bunch too sharp for that.

For months he has been on a still hunt for the fashions of the spring that is yet distant.

Another method is to still-hunt him, the same as is done with deer.

Bat Reeves has been making the Widder Orff matter a still hunt.

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