huntawayn.

Brit.

/ˈhʌntəweɪ/, U.S.

/ˈhən(t)əˌweɪ/, Australian English

/ˈhʌn(t)əwæe/, New Zealand English

/ˈhʌn(t)əwæe/

Etymology: < verbal phrase to hunt away (hunt v. 4), which is further illustrated below.

a. Australian and New Zealand. (See quot. 1933.)

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > sheepdog > [noun] > with specific job or character

boundary dog1876

leading dog1897

header1903

strong eye1910

huntaway1913

1913 A. I. Carr Country Work & Life N.Z. xix. 33 A new hand, if he intends to qualify for the work [as shepherd] is wise in investing in a good huntaway or a heading dog.

1933 L. G. D. Acland in Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) 28 Oct. 17/7 Huntaway, a dog whose work is to drive sheep forward when mustering. As a verb the word is used in two senses, illustrated in the sentences: ‘That dog hunts away well’ and ‘I hunt away with that dog’.

1934 Bulletin (Sydney) 16 May 38/3 Rock, the kelpie leading-dog, and Bruce, the nondescript little hunt-away, had never possessed any aspirations towards leadership.

1954 Landfall 8 221 Couple of times someone offered him big money for two good huntaways.

1961 B. Crump Hang on a Minute Mate 74 They sold..two huntaway pups.

1966 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. (ed. 2) iii. 73 A huntaway is sometimes known as a forcing dog.

1968 N.Z. News 28 Aug. 16/1 The huntaway barks loudly to shift sheep.

b. Nelson huntaway n. New Zealand (see quots.).

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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > sheep-farming > [noun] > sheep herding > boulder used to herd sheep

Nelson huntaway1941

1941 S. J. Baker N.Z. Slang vi. 59 Nelson huntaway, a stone rolled down a hillside to move stock below instead of sending a dog out.

1949 P. Newton High Country Days 29 Brownie sent a boulder hurtling down the face—a ‘Nelson huntaway’.

Derivatives

huntaway v. (also hunt away)

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1931 T. A. Harper Windy Island iii. iii. 232 Vixen had turned her mob neatly over to Rough, who was hunting them away down the mountain side.

1933 [see sense a].

1934 J. Lilico Sheep Dog Mem. 27 The dogs would head, lead, huntaway, force and back.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	huntaway
释义	huntawayn. Brit. /ˈhʌntəweɪ/, U.S. /ˈhən(t)əˌweɪ/, Australian English /ˈhʌn(t)əwæe/, New Zealand English /ˈhʌn(t)əwæe/ Etymology: < verbal phrase to hunt away (hunt v. 4), which is further illustrated below. a. Australian and New Zealand. (See quot. 1933.) ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > sheepdog > [noun] > with specific job or character boundary dog1876 leading dog1897 header1903 strong eye1910 huntaway1913 1913 A. I. Carr Country Work & Life N.Z. xix. 33 A new hand, if he intends to qualify for the work [as shepherd] is wise in investing in a good huntaway or a heading dog. 1933 L. G. D. Acland in Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) 28 Oct. 17/7 Huntaway, a dog whose work is to drive sheep forward when mustering. As a verb the word is used in two senses, illustrated in the sentences: ‘That dog hunts away well’ and ‘I hunt away with that dog’. 1934 Bulletin (Sydney) 16 May 38/3 Rock, the kelpie leading-dog, and Bruce, the nondescript little hunt-away, had never possessed any aspirations towards leadership. 1954 Landfall 8 221 Couple of times someone offered him big money for two good huntaways. 1961 B. Crump Hang on a Minute Mate 74 They sold..two huntaway pups. 1966 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. (ed. 2) iii. 73 A huntaway is sometimes known as a forcing dog. 1968 N.Z. News 28 Aug. 16/1 The huntaway barks loudly to shift sheep. b. Nelson huntaway n. New Zealand (see quots.). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > sheep-farming > [noun] > sheep herding > boulder used to herd sheep Nelson huntaway1941 1941 S. J. Baker N.Z. Slang vi. 59 Nelson huntaway, a stone rolled down a hillside to move stock below instead of sending a dog out. 1949 P. Newton High Country Days 29 Brownie sent a boulder hurtling down the face—a ‘Nelson huntaway’. Derivatives huntaway v. (also hunt away) ΚΠ 1931 T. A. Harper Windy Island iii. iii. 232 Vixen had turned her mob neatly over to Rough, who was hunting them away down the mountain side. 1933 [see sense a]. 1934 J. Lilico Sheep Dog Mem. 27 The dogs would head, lead, huntaway, force and back. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1913
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