pot-huntv.

Brit.

/ˈpɒtˌhʌnt/, U.S.

/ˈpɑtˌ(h)ənt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pot n.¹, hunt v.

Etymology: < pot n.¹ + hunt v., after pot-hunter n. and pot-hunting n.

intransitive. To engage in pot-hunting (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > hunt [verb (intransitive)] > hunt for animal for cooking

pot-hunt1897

society > leisure > sport > [verb (intransitive)] > for prizes

pot-hunt1936

1897 North Adams (Mass.) Transcript 4 May 2/2 Providing always, that you do not pot hunt.

1926 Chambers's Jrnl. July 418/1 You..prefer to pot-hunt—luckily for us, with six hefty Gurkhas and the servants to feed, as well as ourselves!

1936 W. H. Auden & C. Isherwood Ascent of F6 46 When we were boys at school, I saw him..win the prizes... We are older now..But James..Must fill the last gap in his great collection And pot-hunt for his brother.

1999 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 28 Apr. 34 They will not be able to bring in ringers and then pot hunt for prize money.

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

单词	pot-hunt
释义	pot-huntv. Brit. /ˈpɒtˌhʌnt/, U.S. /ˈpɑtˌ(h)ənt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pot n.¹, hunt v. Etymology: < pot n.¹ + hunt v., after pot-hunter n. and pot-hunting n. intransitive. To engage in pot-hunting (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunt [verb (intransitive)] > hunt for animal for cooking pot-hunt1897 society > leisure > sport > [verb (intransitive)] > for prizes pot-hunt1936 1897 North Adams (Mass.) Transcript 4 May 2/2 Providing always, that you do not pot hunt. 1926 Chambers's Jrnl. July 418/1 You..prefer to pot-hunt—luckily for us, with six hefty Gurkhas and the servants to feed, as well as ourselves! 1936 W. H. Auden & C. Isherwood Ascent of F6 46 When we were boys at school, I saw him..win the prizes... We are older now..But James..Must fill the last gap in his great collection And pot-hunt for his brother. 1999 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 28 Apr. 34 They will not be able to bring in ringers and then pot hunt for prize money. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1897
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