vulpicide
Americannoun
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the act of killing a fox other than by hunting it with hounds.
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a person who kills a fox by means other than hunting it with hounds.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of vulpicide
1820–30; < Latin vulpi- (stem of vulpēs ) fox + -cide
Example Sentences
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In Leicestershire he would be regarded as a hunting man, while in his own district he is known as a vulpicide, for Reynard is seldom, if ever, found in his coverts.
From The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. by Hayes, M. Horace (Matthew Horace)
"Did you say vulpicide?" she asks, with a sweet smile.
From Stories by English Authors: Germany (Selected by Scribners) by Harraden, Beatrice
Perchance, in time, Reynard may take up his abode with us, when vulpicide shall be punished by real ostracism.
From Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle by Dodge, Theodore Ayrault
In the eyes of the Hunt, vulpicide was an unpardonable crime, whether committed by man or beast; and, when the dead fox-cubs were shown to the huntsman, he vowed vengeance on the slayer.
From Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain by Rees, Alfred Wellesley
I am loth to do it, but wishing to be an impartial historian, am compelled to state that the badger is capable of vulpicide.
From The Badger A Monograph by Pease, Alfred E.
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