| 单词 | stick heap |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstick heap stick heap n. Fox-hunting a covert (covert n. 3) consisting of sticks and often artificially created; cf. stick cover n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting area > [noun] > covert > artificial stick covert1848 stick heap1863 stick pile1883 1863 Bell's Life in London 15 Feb. 3/5 We then drew the famous ‘Stick Heap’ at Arras, and away went as gallant a fox as ever ran before a pack of hounds. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 28 Sept. 4/3 Stick heaps..when judiciously placed..seldom fail to hold foxes. 1996 D. W. Macdonald & P. J. Johnson in V. J. Taylor & N. Dunstone Exploitation Mammal Pop. xi. 193 The creation of log piles and stick heaps, within which foxes may shelter. < as lemmas |
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