otter huntn.²

Brit.

/ˈɒtə ˌhʌnt/, U.S.

/ˈɑdər ˌ(h)ənt/

Forms: see otter n.¹ and hunt n.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: otter n.¹, hunt n.²

Etymology: < otter n.¹ + hunt n.² Compare earlier otter hunting n., otterhunt n.¹, otter hunter n.

A hunt for otters.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting specific animals > [noun] > otters

otter hunting1661

otter hunt1815

1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering II. 72 An otter-hunt the next day, and a badger-baiting the day after, consumed the time merrily.

1817 W. Scott Rob Roy in Waverley Novels II. xvi. 262 The scene much resembling one of the otter-hunts which I had seen at Osbaldistone-Hall, where the animal is detected by the hounds from his being necessitated to put his nose above the stream to vent or breathe.

1977 Times 9 Dec. 17/5 Otter hunts..did not cause the decline in the otter population.

1996 Independent on Sunday 2 June (Review Suppl.) 48/3 The disappearance of the otter was noticed by otter hunts as early as 1957.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	otter hunt
释义	otter huntn.² Brit. /ˈɒtə ˌhʌnt/, U.S. /ˈɑdər ˌ(h)ənt/ Forms: see otter n.¹ and hunt n.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: otter n.¹, hunt n.² Etymology: < otter n.¹ + hunt n.² Compare earlier otter hunting n., otterhunt n.¹, otter hunter n. A hunt for otters. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting specific animals > [noun] > otters otter hunting1661 otter hunt1815 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering II. 72 An otter-hunt the next day, and a badger-baiting the day after, consumed the time merrily. 1817 W. Scott Rob Roy in Waverley Novels II. xvi. 262 The scene much resembling one of the otter-hunts which I had seen at Osbaldistone-Hall, where the animal is detected by the hounds from his being necessitated to put his nose above the stream to vent or breathe. 1977 Times 9 Dec. 17/5 Otter hunts..did not cause the decline in the otter population. 1996 Independent on Sunday 2 June (Review Suppl.) 48/3 The disappearance of the otter was noticed by otter hunts as early as 1957. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.²1815
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otter huntn.2

otter huntn.²