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单词 deerstalker
释义

deerstalkern.

Etymology: See stalk v.1Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdeer-ˌstalker.
1. One who stalks deer; a sportsman who furtively approaches the deer, so as to get within shooting distance without being discovered.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > hunter of specific animal > [noun] > of deer
huer1530
harbourer1651
deerstalker1830
roe-hunter1840
1830–35 D. Booth Analyt. Dict. Eng. Lang. 257 In the woodcraft of former times, many devices for catching deer were employed by the deer stalkers.
1833 Chambers' Edinb. Jrnl. 19 Oct. 298/1 One who really knew the mountains well, having been an incorrigible deer-stalker.
1849 J. Pritts Mirror of Border Life 686 In one of the loneliest of these glens..well known to the deer-stalker, there flourished a few years since a weeping-willow.
1865 J. H. Bennet Winter in S. Europe (ed. 3) vii. 169 Reached by Scotch deer-stalkers and hardy mountaineers.
1885 W. Black White Heather ii The smartest deer-stalker and the best trainer of dogs in Sutherlandshire.
2. Name given to a low-crowned close-fitting hat fit to be worn by deerstalkers (sense 1).
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > hat > close-fitting
deerstalker1881
capote1882
cloche1907
beanie1943
1881 Cheq. Career 135 In the winter a ‘billycock’ or ‘deer-stalker’ is considered quite dressy enough.

Derivatives

ˈdeer-ˌstalking n.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting specific animals > [noun] > deer
roe huntc1381
roe hunting1486
buck-hunting1664
stag-hunting1722
stag-chase1725
deer-stalking1816
stag-hunt1842
roe stalking1850
1816 W. Scott Black Dwarf ii, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. I. 35 On his return from deer-stalking.
1885 New Bk. Sports 20 There is no sport in the world about which more nonsense is talked than deer-stalking.
1885 W. Black White Heather i Clad in a smart deer-stalking costume.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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