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单词 small game
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small game


noun

wild animals and birds hunted for sport, as rabbits or doves, that are smaller than animals, as deer and bears, classified as big game.

Origin of small game

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby small game

smallest cardiac vein, smallest scalene muscle, small forward, small frog in a big pond, small fry, small game, small goods, small holding, small hours, small increment sensitivity index, small intestine
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Example sentences from the Web for small game

  • He was out hunting, the last day of small-game season, and somebody mistook him for a turkey.

    Day of the Moron|Henry Beam Piper
  • Ten, fifteen,—twenty of the items of small-game were grasped in mid-air, as if they were creatures in flight.

    The Forgotten Planet|Murray Leinster

British Dictionary definitions for small game

small game

noun

British small animals that are hunted for sport
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