Definition of sport

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Sport (n.) Diversion of the field, as fowling, hunting, fishing, racing, games, and the like, esp. when money is staked..

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Falconry :: Falconry (n.) The sport of taking wild fowl or game by means of falcons or hawks.
Wainage :: Wainage (n.) A finding of carriages, carts, etc., for the transportation of goods, produce, etc..
Dandiprat :: Dandiprat (n.) A little fellow; -- in sport or contempt.
Game :: Game (v. i.) Sport of any kind; jest, frolic..
Kiddyish :: Kiddyish (a.) Frolicsome; sportive.
Romp :: Romp (n.) Rude, boisterous play or frolic; rough sport..
Cockshy :: Cockshy (n.) A game in which trinkets are set upon sticks, to be thrown at by the players; -- so called from an ancient popular sport which consisted in shying or throwing cudgels at live cocks..
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) One who hunts wild animals either for sport or for food; a huntsman.
Chest :: Chest (n.) A case in which certain goods, as tea, opium, etc., are transported; hence, the quantity which such a case contains..
Wanton :: Wanton (v. t.) Untrained; undisciplined; unrestrained; hence, loose; free; luxuriant; roving; sportive..
Charge :: Charge (v. i.) To squat on its belly and be still; -- a command given by a sportsman to a dog.
Transported :: Transported (imp. & p. p.) of Transpor.
Wardian :: Wardian (a.) Designating, or pertaining to, a kind of glass inclosure for keeping ferns, mosses, etc., or for transporting growing plants from a distance; as, a Wardian case of plants; -- so named from the inventor, Nathaniel B. Ward, an Englishman..
Sportling :: Sportless (a.) Without sport or mirth; joyless.
Serio-comical :: Serio-comical (a.) Having a mixture of seriousness and sport; serious and comical.
Sea Pass :: Sea pass () A document carried by neutral merchant vessels in time of war, to show their nationality; a sea letter or passport. See Passport..
Ludibund :: Ludibund (a.) Sportive.
Rap :: Rap (v.) To seize and bear away, as the mind or thoughts; to transport out of one's self; to affect with ecstasy or rapture; as, rapt into admiration..
Chopboat :: Chopboat (n.) A licensed lighter employed in the transportation of goods to and from vessels.
Bird :: Bird (n.) Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird..
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