pit-lampv.

Brit.

/ˈpɪtlamp/, U.S.

/ˈpɪtˌlæmp/, Canadian English

/ˈpɪtˌlæmp/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: pit lamp n.

Etymology: < pit lamp n. Compare earlier pit-lamping n.

Canadian. Hunting.

transitive. To blind (an animal) temporarily by shining a strong light so that it freezes in its tracks, allowing the hunter an easy shot.

ΚΠ

1948 R. Haig-Brown Ghost Cat in Maclean's 10 Oct. 30/3 We tried to pit-lamp him, but even from a hundred yards away he would only turn his great eyes to the light for a fraction of a second and there was never time to put sights on him.

1967 Wildlife Rev. (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) Mar. 27/2 Frank Greenfield..once jailed a man for pitlamping deer.

2001 Times Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) (Nexis) 25 Feb. a12 Hop in our sport utility vehicles and go pit-lamping Vancouver Island marmots.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pit-lamp
释义	pit-lampv. Brit. /ˈpɪtlamp/, U.S. /ˈpɪtˌlæmp/, Canadian English /ˈpɪtˌlæmp/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: pit lamp n. Etymology: < pit lamp n. Compare earlier pit-lamping n. Canadian. Hunting. transitive. To blind (an animal) temporarily by shining a strong light so that it freezes in its tracks, allowing the hunter an easy shot. ΚΠ 1948 R. Haig-Brown Ghost Cat in Maclean's 10 Oct. 30/3 We tried to pit-lamp him, but even from a hundred yards away he would only turn his great eyes to the light for a fraction of a second and there was never time to put sights on him. 1967 Wildlife Rev. (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) Mar. 27/2 Frank Greenfield..once jailed a man for pitlamping deer. 2001 Times Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) (Nexis) 25 Feb. a12 Hop in our sport utility vehicles and go pit-lamping Vancouver Island marmots. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1948
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