fire-huntv.

Brit.

/ˈfʌɪəhʌnt/, U.S.

/ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌhənt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., hunt v.

Etymology: < fire n. + hunt v., after fire hunting n. Compare earlier fire hunter n. and later fire hunt n. 2.

Chiefly U.S. Now historical.

intransitive and transitive. To use fire to hunt (animals) at night, esp. by using the light from a pan of burning wood to illuminate the eyes of the game. Cf. fire hunting n.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > hunt [verb (intransitive)] > hunt with light

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the world > food and drink > hunting > hunt [verb (transitive)] > hunt with light

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1807 H. Toulmin Statutes Mississippi Territory 367 Any person convicted..of sending or having sent, his or her slave, or any slave in their charge or care, to fire-hunt.

1814 Sporting Mag. 44 62 The method of approaching..the red deer..by means of fire-hunting them.

1875 E. King Southern States N. Amer. 417 The sportsman..may ‘fire-hunt’ the deer in the forests.

1908 A. W. Dimock & J. A. Dimock Florida Enchantments viii. 117 Since that night I have often fire-hunted with a camera but never with firearms.

1909 Sat. Evening Post 13 Nov. 39/2 In times gone by sportsmen of the Southern states sometimes fire-hunted woodcock at night.

2005 T. Sitton & J. H. Conrad Freedom Colonies 58 At Holly Springs in Jasper County and many other places, blacks specialized in fire-hunting deer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fire-hunt
释义	fire-huntv. Brit. /ˈfʌɪəhʌnt/, U.S. /ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌhənt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., hunt v. Etymology: < fire n. + hunt v., after fire hunting n. Compare earlier fire hunter n. and later fire hunt n. 2. Chiefly U.S. Now historical. intransitive and transitive. To use fire to hunt (animals) at night, esp. by using the light from a pan of burning wood to illuminate the eyes of the game. Cf. fire hunting n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunt [verb (intransitive)] > hunt with light fire-hunt1807 jacklight1931 lamp1988 the world > food and drink > hunting > hunt [verb (transitive)] > hunt with light fire-hunt1807 shine1845 jack1876 jacklight1883 spotlight1918 lamp1988 1807 H. Toulmin Statutes Mississippi Territory 367 Any person convicted..of sending or having sent, his or her slave, or any slave in their charge or care, to fire-hunt. 1814 Sporting Mag. 44 62 The method of approaching..the red deer..by means of fire-hunting them. 1875 E. King Southern States N. Amer. 417 The sportsman..may ‘fire-hunt’ the deer in the forests. 1908 A. W. Dimock & J. A. Dimock Florida Enchantments viii. 117 Since that night I have often fire-hunted with a camera but never with firearms. 1909 Sat. Evening Post 13 Nov. 39/2 In times gone by sportsmen of the Southern states sometimes fire-hunted woodcock at night. 2005 T. Sitton & J. H. Conrad Freedom Colonies 58 At Holly Springs in Jasper County and many other places, blacks specialized in fire-hunting deer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1807
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