overhuntv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈhʌnt/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈhənt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, hunt v.

Etymology: < over- prefix + hunt v. Compare earlier overhunting n.

†1. transitive. Of a dog: to pass over or miss (the scent) in the course of hunting. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1652 J. Ferriby Lawfull Preacher Ep. Ded. sig. C2v How easy it is for people to mistake? and then with violence to pursue what through mistake they propose as good? like some hot-mettal'd dogs, which over-hunting the true sent, are either quite beaten out, or follow what is false.

2. transitive. To deplete the stock of (a species of animal) by hunting; to hunt (an area, an adversary) too much or to depletion.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > hunt [verb (transitive)] > over-hunt

overhunt1862

1862 Q. Rev. 3 229 That enthusiastic temper which leads men to overhunt a beaten enemy.

1936 Discovery Sept. 293/1 From time to time the moose is over-hunted in some districts, but after a few years' protection they come back again.

1968 C. Helmericks Down Wild River North ii. xxiv. 385 The whole North has been overtrapped and overhunted.

1995 Daily Tel. 20 June 24/1 The birds were over-hunted and the last passenger pigeon..ended her days..in an enclosure in Cincinnati Zoo.

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

单词	overhunt
释义	overhuntv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈhʌnt/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈhənt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, hunt v. Etymology: < over- prefix + hunt v. Compare earlier overhunting n. †1. transitive. Of a dog: to pass over or miss (the scent) in the course of hunting. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1652 J. Ferriby Lawfull Preacher Ep. Ded. sig. C2v How easy it is for people to mistake? and then with violence to pursue what through mistake they propose as good? like some hot-mettal'd dogs, which over-hunting the true sent, are either quite beaten out, or follow what is false. 2. transitive. To deplete the stock of (a species of animal) by hunting; to hunt (an area, an adversary) too much or to depletion. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunt [verb (transitive)] > over-hunt overhunt1862 1862 Q. Rev. 3 229 That enthusiastic temper which leads men to overhunt a beaten enemy. 1936 Discovery Sept. 293/1 From time to time the moose is over-hunted in some districts, but after a few years' protection they come back again. 1968 C. Helmericks Down Wild River North ii. xxiv. 385 The whole North has been overtrapped and overhunted. 1995 Daily Tel. 20 June 24/1 The birds were over-hunted and the last passenger pigeon..ended her days..in an enclosure in Cincinnati Zoo. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1652
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