fire huntingn.

Brit.

/ˈfʌɪə ˌhʌntɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈfaɪ(ə)r ˌhən(t)ɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., hunting n.

Etymology: < fire n. + hunting n. Compare later fire-hunt v.

1. Chiefly U.S. (originally colonial). A type of hunting in which vegetation is set alight in order to drive out the game. Now historical.This method of hunting is particularly associated with North American Indians.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > [noun] > driving out game > by fire

fire hunting1705

1705 R. Beverley Hist. Virginia ii. vi. 39 They [sc. Indians] had a better Way of killing the..greater Game, by a method which we call Fire-Hunting: that is,..they wou'd Fire the Woods.

1775 A. Burnaby Trav. N. Amer. 88 An act of parliament..prohibits..that very destructive practice, taken from the Indians, of fire-hunting.

1813 T. Jefferson Let. 27 May in Papers (2009) VI. 138 They make their circle by firing the leaves fallen on the ground, which gradually forcing the animals to a center, they there slaughter them... This is called firehunting.

1885 Cent. Mag. July 395/2 A more common and destructive device was that of ‘fire-hunting’. A band of men would set fire to the leaves around a circle of five miles or more.

1953 Ecology 34 334/1 Fire-hunting was a trait shared by the Carolina, Virginia, and Potomac Indians.

1991 S. J. Pyne Burning Bush vi. 100 Fire hunting was a marvelously effective device, but as with any technology it had it dangers and its limitations.

2010 Amer. Antiq. 75 969/2 Taitt's journal never so much as hints at fire hunting.

2. U.S. Hunting by night in which the light from burning wood, often held in a frying pan, is used to illuminate the eyes of the game; (also occasionally) a hunt conducted in this way. In later use: hunting by night using any source of light to illuminate the eyes of the game. Now historical except in U.S. regional (chiefly southern and Midland) usage.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > [noun] > hunting with lights

fire-lighting1848

jack-hunting1857

fire shooting1860

fire hunting1885

jacklighting1895

pit-lamping1924

spotlighting1926

pitlighting1969

lamping1984

1784 in Public Acts N. Carolina (1804) I. 364 (heading) Pen[alty] for fire-hunting.

1826 T. Flint Recoll. Last Ten Years 339 The most interesting hunts [in Lousiana] are practised at night, and are called fire-huntings.

1845 Knickerbocker Mag. 25 214 As to deer, fire-hunting, still-hunting, or up in the fork of a tree by night..it is all one to Harry.

1876 J. Habberton Jericho Road x. 97 Two, or three men at most, were as many as ever composed a fire-hunting party.

1885 T. Roosevelt Hunting Trips v. 158 Fire-hunting is never tried in the cattle country.

1948 E. N. Dick Dixie Frontier 35 Fire hunting..was most effective on a dark night.

2002 Field & Stream Oct. 68/2 With deer, fire hunting [jacklighting] is a more serious violation than going a little late on shooting hours.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fire hunting
释义	fire huntingn. Brit. /ˈfʌɪə ˌhʌntɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈfaɪ(ə)r ˌhən(t)ɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., hunting n. Etymology: < fire n. + hunting n. Compare later fire-hunt v. 1. Chiefly U.S. (originally colonial). A type of hunting in which vegetation is set alight in order to drive out the game. Now historical.This method of hunting is particularly associated with North American Indians. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > [noun] > driving out game > by fire fire hunting1705 1705 R. Beverley Hist. Virginia ii. vi. 39 They [sc. Indians] had a better Way of killing the..greater Game, by a method which we call Fire-Hunting: that is,..they wou'd Fire the Woods. 1775 A. Burnaby Trav. N. Amer. 88 An act of parliament..prohibits..that very destructive practice, taken from the Indians, of fire-hunting. 1813 T. Jefferson Let. 27 May in Papers (2009) VI. 138 They make their circle by firing the leaves fallen on the ground, which gradually forcing the animals to a center, they there slaughter them... This is called firehunting. 1885 Cent. Mag. July 395/2 A more common and destructive device was that of ‘fire-hunting’. A band of men would set fire to the leaves around a circle of five miles or more. 1953 Ecology 34 334/1 Fire-hunting was a trait shared by the Carolina, Virginia, and Potomac Indians. 1991 S. J. Pyne Burning Bush vi. 100 Fire hunting was a marvelously effective device, but as with any technology it had it dangers and its limitations. 2010 Amer. Antiq. 75 969/2 Taitt's journal never so much as hints at fire hunting. 2. U.S. Hunting by night in which the light from burning wood, often held in a frying pan, is used to illuminate the eyes of the game; (also occasionally) a hunt conducted in this way. In later use: hunting by night using any source of light to illuminate the eyes of the game. Now historical except in U.S. regional (chiefly southern and Midland) usage. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > [noun] > hunting with lights fire-lighting1848 jack-hunting1857 fire shooting1860 fire hunting1885 jacklighting1895 pit-lamping1924 spotlighting1926 pitlighting1969 lamping1984 1784 in Public Acts N. Carolina (1804) I. 364 (heading) Pen[alty] for fire-hunting. 1826 T. Flint Recoll. Last Ten Years 339 The most interesting hunts [in Lousiana] are practised at night, and are called fire-huntings. 1845 Knickerbocker Mag. 25 214 As to deer, fire-hunting, still-hunting, or up in the fork of a tree by night..it is all one to Harry. 1876 J. Habberton Jericho Road x. 97 Two, or three men at most, were as many as ever composed a fire-hunting party. 1885 T. Roosevelt Hunting Trips v. 158 Fire-hunting is never tried in the cattle country. 1948 E. N. Dick Dixie Frontier 35 Fire hunting..was most effective on a dark night. 2002 Field & Stream Oct. 68/2 With deer, fire hunting [jacklighting] is a more serious violation than going a little late on shooting hours. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1705
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