单词 | driving moor |
释义 | > as lemmasdriving moor driving moor n. an area of moorland used for shooting grouse by driving (drive v. 3c), rather than by using dogs. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting area > [noun] fieldOE forest1297 seta1425 chasea1440 hunting-fieldc1680 hunting-ground1721 flying county1856 hunt1857 moor1860 the Shires1860 driving moor1873 beat1875 killing ground1877 flying country1883 killing field1915 1873 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 332/1 The most bigoted votary of point-shooting will always kill as many birds as it is good for the ground to destroy, and this is no more than is done on any driving moor. 1904 Baily's Mag. Oct. 302/2 One can hire a driving moor for 10s. a brace, whereas there is no dog moor that makes less than 20s. a brace of grouse. 1986 Times 19 Apr. 36/1 (advt.) Grouse shooting...Top class driving Moor with excellent hotel accommodation nearby. < as lemmas |
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