| 单词 | game finder |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgame finder game finder n. a person or animal engaged to find game; (in later use usually) a dog considered in respect of its ability to find game. ΚΠ 1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity xxi. 81 Officious Intelligencers or Game-finders for such as pursue the pleasures of Venus. 1769 Public Advertiser 2 June 2/2 Game-Finders to the Courts of Law. 1809 Jackson's Oxf. Jrnl. 21 Oct. (advt.) The Setters are steady to bird and dog, fast hunters, stout, and are Game-finders. 1839 Dublin Rev. Aug. 189 The Indian gamefinder..at last espied the lion in the cover, and pointed him out to the captain. 1914 Bull. Pan Amer. Union 39 441 The general consensus of opinion..is that he [sc. the Indian] is the game finder and the meat getter par excellence. 1976 Shooting Times & Country Mag. 16 Dec. 48/2 (advt.) Labrador bitch, yellow, 3 years, good gamefinder, soft mouth. 2003 V. Barlow Brit. Training Amer. Retrievers 10 British Retriever Trials are primarily a test of the dog's skill as a game finder. < as lemmas |
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