Definition of hunting

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Hunting (n.) The pursuit of game or of wild animals.

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Tackle :: Tackle (n.) Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons..
Venantes :: Venantes (n. pl.) The hunting spiders, which run after, or leap upon, their prey..
Buckhound :: Buckhound (n.) A hound for hunting deer.
Vulpicide :: Vulpicide (n.) One who kills a fox, except in hunting; also, the act of so killing a fox..
Javelin :: "Javelin (n.) A sort of light spear, to be thrown or cast by thew hand; anciently, a weapon of war used by horsemen and foot soldiers; now used chiefly in hunting the wild boar and other fierce game..
Mousing :: Mousing (n.) The act of hunting mice.
Whaling :: Whaling (n.) The hunting of whales.
Venary :: Venary (a.) Of or, pertaining to hunting..
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) A kind of spider. See Hunting spider, under Hunting..
Surfacer :: Surface (v. t.) To work over the surface or soil of, as ground, in hunting for gold..
Spear :: Spear (n.) A long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by thrusting or throwing; a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp head or blade; a lance..
Trist :: Trist (n.) A post, or station, in hunting..
A :: A (prep.) In process of; in the act of; into; to; -- used with verbal substantives in -ing which begin with a consonant. This is a shortened form of the preposition an (which was used before the vowel sound); as in a hunting, a building, a begging..
Virole :: Virole (n.) A ring surrounding a bugle or hunting horn.
Bird''s-nesting :: Bird's-nesting (n.) Hunting for, or taking, birds' nests or their contents..
Bowie Knife :: Bowie knife () A knife with a strong blade from ten to fifteen inches long, and double-edged near the point; -- used as a hunting knife, and formerly as a weapon in the southwestern part of the United States. It was named from its inventor, Colonel James Bowie. Also, by extension, any large sheath knife..
Stillicide :: Still-hunt (n.) A hunting for game in a quiet and cautious manner, or under cover; stalking; hence, colloquially, the pursuit of any object quietly and cautiously..
Venation :: Venation (n.) The act or art of hunting, or the state of being hunted..
Beat :: Beat (v. t.) To scour or range over in hunting, accompanied with the noise made by striking bushes, etc., for the purpose of rousing game..
Setter :: Setter (n.) A hunting dog of a special breed originally derived from a cross between the spaniel and the pointer. Modern setters are usually trained to indicate the position of game birds by standing in a fixed position, but originally they indicated it by sitting or crouching..
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