| 单词 | headhunting expedition |
| 释义 | > as lemmasheadhunting expedition a. In sense 1, as headhunting expedition, headhunting raid, etc. ΚΠ 1824 Encycl. Brit. Suppl. III. 370/2 Those..who are desirous of entering into that state [of matrimony], form themselves into what Dr. Leyden calls head-hunting expeditions. 1841 J. Brooke Let. 10 Nov. in Private Lett. (1853) I. 131 On their piratical and head-hunting excursions, they [sc. the Dyaks] are generally accompanied by a sprinkling of Malays. 1871 London & China Tel. 13 Feb. 115/1 The..head hunting raids of the Engkias Dyaks on the Milikin tribe. 1914 Sat. Rev. 31 Jan. 147/2 The head-hunting propensities of the Dyaks and Kayans. 1922 Amer. Chamber of Commerce Jrnl. Apr. 12/3 The country is inhabited by the non-Christian tribes that only 20 years ago were wild and engaged in a constant head-hunting warfare. 2007 P. Boomgaard Southeast Asia 129 Headhunting raids were..associated with marriage—and therefore can be seen as rites of passage. < as lemmas |
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