intransitive. To shoot grouse. Also transferred (cf. snipe, v.).
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释义 | the world > food and drink > hunting > shooting > shoot [verb (intransitive)] > manner or type of (9) grousec1798 intransitive. To shoot grouse. Also transferred (cf. snipe, v.). to set up1824 To punt, esp. so as to get close to waterfowl to shoot them. (Cf. sense 110.) to shoot for the stick1834 Shooting. to shoot for the stick: to shoot game in order to achieve a high number of kills rather than for the pleasure of the activity. Cf… to go to rode1838 The regular flight of wildfowl to and from their feeding grounds. to go to rode: to go to shoot wildfowl at the time of such flight. Cf. rode, v.2… to fire into the brown (of them)1845 the brown: lit. the brown-coloured mass of a flock of game-birds; in to fire into the brown (of them): to fire into the midst of a covey instead of… set1859 To propel (a boat or other craft) with a pole; to punt. Also absol., to use a punt pole or setting pole; now esp. in punt-shooting, to move up to… hold ahead1881 In shooting: To take aim, to aim. hold on1881 In shooting: To take aim, to aim. rough-shoot1937 intransitive. To participate in rough-shooting (rough-shooting, n.). |
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