gamekeepingn.
/ˈɡeɪmˌkiːpɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɡeɪmˌkipɪŋ/ The occupation or business of a gamekeeper; the management of game birds and animals.
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1709 Brit. Apollo 28 Jan.–2 Feb. Your Game-keeping instructs you in the Loco-motive Faculty.
1774 Daily Advertiser 22 Dec. (advt.) Wants a Place, as Keeper, a stout young Man, who understands the Nature of Park-Keeping, Gamekeeping, and Fishing, &c.
1878 R. Jefferies Gamekeeper at Home ii. 44 The profession of gamekeeping is in no danger of falling into decay from lack of demand for the skill in woodcraft it implies.
1917 Bp. of Exeter in W. H. Dawson After-war Probl. xiii. 222 Gamekeeping and foxhunting..kept a class of intelligent resident capitalists interested in the country's welfare.
1992 M. Atherden Upland Brit. vi. 96 The golden eagle also contracted its range because of gamekeeping but is now a regular breeder again in..parts of Scotland.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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