still huntn.

Forms: Also still-hunt

Etymology: < still adj. + hunt n.²

U.S.

1. A pursuit for game in a stealthy manner or under cover; stalking.

ΚΠ

1860 M. Reid Hunters' Feast (new ed.) xvii It was to be a ‘still’ hunt, and we went afoot.

1861 G. F. Berkeley Eng. Sportsman xiv. 261 They started to a still hunt.

2. transferred and figurative. The pursuit of any object quietly and cautiously; esp. (see quot. 1890).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [noun] > operation

clandestine1656

by-contrivement1657

hidlings1823

still hunt1843

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > aspiration or ambition > [noun] > pursuit or striving (for)

suit1400

affectingc1443

pursuit1636

pursuance1640

still hunt1843

1843 N.-Y. Daily Tribune 4 May The friends of Protection..were thrust out by secret caballing, or what is known as a ‘still hunt’.

1876 N.Y. Tribune 28 Aug. 4/4 It will be well for the Republican managers to bear in mind that a ‘still hunt’ is Gov. Tilden's favorite campaign method.

1890 C. L. Norton Polit. Americanisms 109 Still Hunt, originally a sporting term, but applied during the campaign of 1876 to political methods conducted in secret, or underhanded methods.

1893 Lightning 9 Feb. 89/2 We go on the ‘still-hunt’ principle.

1916 ‘B. M. Bower’ Phantom Herd ii. 32 I'm out on a still hunt for some real boys.

1920 W. S. Wallace Family Compact v. 69 Under the guidance of Mackenzie, who did not conduct himself with the caution and reserve of a new member, the House went on a still hunt for grievances.

1936 H. Hagedorn Brookings ix. 131 He took to riding afternoons in Forest Park along the western edge of the city, on a persistent, still-hunt for a site.

1948 E. N. Dick Dixie Frontier 241 Sometimes a candidate..slipped off and went on a ‘still hunt’; that is, he visited the people house-to-house and attended small gatherings unheralded.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	still hunt
释义	still huntn. Forms: Also still-hunt Etymology: < still adj. + hunt n.² U.S. 1. A pursuit for game in a stealthy manner or under cover; stalking. ΚΠ 1860 M. Reid Hunters' Feast (new ed.) xvii It was to be a ‘still’ hunt, and we went afoot. 1861 G. F. Berkeley Eng. Sportsman xiv. 261 They started to a still hunt. 2. transferred and figurative. The pursuit of any object quietly and cautiously; esp. (see quot. 1890). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [noun] > operation clandestine1656 by-contrivement1657 hidlings1823 still hunt1843 the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > aspiration or ambition > [noun] > pursuit or striving (for) suit1400 affectingc1443 pursuit1636 pursuance1640 still hunt1843 1843 N.-Y. Daily Tribune 4 May The friends of Protection..were thrust out by secret caballing, or what is known as a ‘still hunt’. 1876 N.Y. Tribune 28 Aug. 4/4 It will be well for the Republican managers to bear in mind that a ‘still hunt’ is Gov. Tilden's favorite campaign method. 1890 C. L. Norton Polit. Americanisms 109 Still Hunt, originally a sporting term, but applied during the campaign of 1876 to political methods conducted in secret, or underhanded methods. 1893 Lightning 9 Feb. 89/2 We go on the ‘still-hunt’ principle. 1916 ‘B. M. Bower’ Phantom Herd ii. 32 I'm out on a still hunt for some real boys. 1920 W. S. Wallace Family Compact v. 69 Under the guidance of Mackenzie, who did not conduct himself with the caution and reserve of a new member, the House went on a still hunt for grievances. 1936 H. Hagedorn Brookings ix. 131 He took to riding afternoons in Forest Park along the western edge of the city, on a persistent, still-hunt for a site. 1948 E. N. Dick Dixie Frontier 241 Sometimes a candidate..slipped off and went on a ‘still hunt’; that is, he visited the people house-to-house and attended small gatherings unheralded. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1843
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