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单词 buck fever
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buck fever

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noun

nervous excitement of an inexperienced hunter upon the approach of game.
any nervous excitement preceding a new experience.

Origin of buck fever

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Words nearby buck fever

bucket shop, bucket truck, buckeye, Buckeye State, Buckfast, buck fever, buck for, buckhorn, buckhound, buckie, Buckingham
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Example sentences from the Web for buck fever

  • Most people get a touch of the buck-fever the first time they try to shoot a wild animal.

    The Trail of The Badger|Sidford F. Hamp
  • As the bull entered the opening, I was as near an attack of buck-fever as ever before.

    American Big-Game Hunting|Various

British Dictionary definitions for buck fever

buck fever

noun

nervous excitement felt by inexperienced hunters at the approach of game
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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