† down chargingn.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: down charge v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < down charge v. + -ing suffix¹.

Obsolete.

The action of a gun dog dropping to the ground and crouching down flat when the game rises and the shot is fired. Cf. down charge int.

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1849 New Sporting Mag. Nov. 325 Many persons, who otherwise take a pride in breaking their dogs, frequently omit to teach them a most important accomplishment... I allude to down charging.

1879 Lancaster Gaz. 12 Apr. Let his first lesson be in ‘down-charging’.

1892 R. Payne-Gallwey Lett. to Young Shooters 2nd Ser. xxxii. 494 If the puppy has throughout his previous lessons been carefully exercised in ‘down charging’, it goes a long way towards keeping him at heel.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018).

单词	down charging
释义	† down chargingn. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: down charge v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < down charge v. + -ing suffix¹. Obsolete. The action of a gun dog dropping to the ground and crouching down flat when the game rises and the shot is fired. Cf. down charge int. ΚΠ 1849 New Sporting Mag. Nov. 325 Many persons, who otherwise take a pride in breaking their dogs, frequently omit to teach them a most important accomplishment... I allude to down charging. 1879 Lancaster Gaz. 12 Apr. Let his first lesson be in ‘down-charging’. 1892 R. Payne-Gallwey Lett. to Young Shooters 2nd Ser. xxxii. 494 If the puppy has throughout his previous lessons been carefully exercised in ‘down charging’, it goes a long way towards keeping him at heel. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018). < n.1849
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