still hunt

noun

a hunt for game carried on stealthily, as by stalking, or under cover, as in ambush.

Informal. a quiet or secret pursuit of any object.

Origin of still hunt

First recorded in 1820–30

Words nearby still hunt

still alarm, still and all, stillbirth, stillborn, still frame, still hunt, stillicide, stilliform, still layer, still life, stillness

Definition for still hunt (2 of 2)

still-hunt

[ stil-huhnt ]

/ ˈstɪlˌhʌnt /

verb (used with object)

to pursue or ambush by a still hunt.

verb (used without object)

to carry on a still hunt.

Origin of still-hunt

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

OTHER WORDS FROM still-hunt

still-hunter, noun

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Example sentences from the Web for still hunt

We're sure of a shot if we still-hunt over in that direction—sure of a tight roof and good beds, too.
Then I'll Come Back to You|Larry Evans
The bass-drum is all right at the head of the procession, but the still-hunt cuts the most ice in politics.
Oklahoma Sunshine|Freeman E. (Freeman Edwin) Miller
Then, of course, they used to still-hunt them with bows and arrows.
Jack the Young Explorer|George Bird Grinnell
It could not be called a "still-hunt," for the reason that six men hunting in a pack are never still; however, it did not matter.
Hunting in Many Lands|Various

From their point of view, the still-hunt or “sneak” hunt was the method par excellence.
The Extermination of the American Bison|William T. Hornaday

British Dictionary definitions for still hunt

still hunt

noun

the hunting of game by stalking or ambushing

verb still-hunt

to hunt (quarry) in this way

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单词	still hunt
释义	still hunt noun a hunt for game carried on stealthily, as by stalking, or under cover, as in ambush. Informal. a quiet or secret pursuit of any object. Origin of still hunt First recorded in 1820–30 Words nearby still hunt still alarm, still and all, stillbirth, stillborn, still frame, still hunt, stillicide, stilliform, still layer, still life, stillness Definition for still hunt (2 of 2) still-hunt [ stil-huhnt ] / ˈstɪlˌhʌnt / verb (used with object) to pursue or ambush by a still hunt. verb (used without object) to carry on a still hunt. Origin of still-hunt An Americanism dating back to 1855–60 OTHER WORDS FROM still-hunt still-hunter, noun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for still hunt We're sure of a shot if we still-hunt over in that direction—sure of a tight roof and good beds, too. Then I'll Come Back to You\|Larry Evans The bass-drum is all right at the head of the procession, but the still-hunt cuts the most ice in politics. Oklahoma Sunshine\|Freeman E. (Freeman Edwin) Miller Then, of course, they used to still-hunt them with bows and arrows. Jack the Young Explorer\|George Bird Grinnell It could not be called a "still-hunt," for the reason that six men hunting in a pack are never still; however, it did not matter. Hunting in Many Lands\|Various From their point of view, the still-hunt or “sneak” hunt was the method par excellence. The Extermination of the American Bison\|William T. Hornaday British Dictionary definitions for still hunt still hunt noun the hunting of game by stalking or ambushing verb still-hunt to hunt (quarry) in this way Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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