pot-huntingn.

Brit.

/ˈpɒtˌhʌntɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɑtˌ(h)ən(t)ɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pot n.¹, hunting n.

Etymology: < pot n.¹ + hunting n., after pot-hunter n. Compare earlier pot-hunting adj.

a. The action of hunting game for food or monetary gain rather than for sport; (also) shooting for sport but in an indiscriminate way or with no regard for the rules. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > thing hunted or game > [noun] > bag or collection of game

quarryc1400

emprisec1450

bag1486

pot-hunting1843

bag-making1870

pickup1897

the world > food and drink > hunting > [noun] > hunting for market

pot-hunting1881

market hunting1897

1843 Times 14 Sept. 3/2 This magistrate was accused of ignorance..another of keeping himself by pot-hunting, fining poachers and shooting himself without a license.

1881 E. B. Tylor Anthropol. ix. 210 The quest of food (now often contemptuously called ‘pot-hunting’) becomes subordinate to the excitement of the chase.

1930 Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) 15 Dec. 6/2 The remaining deer [are] safe except from illegal pot hunting or attacks of their natural enemies.

1983 Shakespeare Q. 34 179 There they live by irksome pothunting, killing deer for venison.

b. The action of taking part in a (sporting) contest or competition purely in order to win a prize or reward.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > [noun] > participation in > for prizes

pot-hunting1862

1862 Sat. Rev. 5 July 7 The sort of pot-hunting known at Wimbledon and elsewhere as Pool, where the value of a bull's-eye is much more considered than the credit of handling with success the Queen of weapons.

1893 A. Sinclair & W. Henry Swimming (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 369 The rage for pot-hunting is apparently unconquerable.

1978 J. Last Young Pianist 152 The teacher who has such pupils must be careful that their attitude towards competitions does not become one of ‘pot hunting’.

2005 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 23 Jan. (Sport section) 13 Successful pot-hunting is not necessarily productive. If ever a man was damned with the faintest of commendation for his efforts it was Gerard Houllier's season of three trophies.

2. The act of digging for or obtaining from others objects of archaeological interest or value, esp. by unscientific or illicit methods, and for the purpose of private collection or profit. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > history or knowledge about the past > [noun] > archaeology > types or branches of archaeology

prehistoric archaeology1865

ethnoarchaeology1879

archaeozoology1884

pot-hunting1893

rescue archaeology1946

archaeobotany1954

archaeomagnetism1958

archaeometry1958

astro-archaeology1965

salvage archaeology1967

zooarchaeology1967

archaeoastronomy1968

bioarchaeology1972

salvage excavation1972

1893 Outing Feb. 383/1 Never can we be too grateful to those who..could provide the funds and the protection..needed to save this masterpiece of nature from the destroying vandal..and the pot-hunting man of the world.

1916 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Jrnl.-Gaz. 16 Jan. (header) Pot Hunting Among American Ruins.

1929 N.Y. Times 19 Nov. 24/6 All field heads..should be informed of..the importance of prohibiting all unauthorized excavation and pot-hunting.

1938 Amer. Antiq. 4 12 Much of this early excavation was done by soldiers from the nearby fort, and since that time there has been some pot-hunting by others.

1995 New Mexico Apr. 26/2 How has pothunting affected the research potential of the site?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

pot-huntingadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɒtˌhʌntɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɑtˌ(h)ən(t)ɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pot n.¹, hunting adj.

Etymology: < pot n.¹ + hunting adj., after pot-hunter n.

That engages in pot-hunting (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > shooting > shooter > [adjective]

pot-hunting1808

sniping1840

gunning1883

shooting1891

1808 W. Cobbett in A. G. L'Estrange Friendships M. R. Mitford (1882) I. 43 Rush they go, the pot-hunting crew, into that manor.

1846 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Jan. 19/2 The pot-hunting knave, who goes gunning with a half-bred, half-broken cur, and a German fowling-piece, dear at a dollar's purchase.

1964 M. L. Rosenthal Blue Boy on Skates (1968) 13 A cold, sunny day in Washington Square, And a delegation of pot-hunting dandies was there.

2003 J. Mullaney We'll be Back 222 That's better than having loads of trophies playing with strangers as some of the pot-hunting players of our era did.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pot-hunting
释义	pot-huntingn. Brit. /ˈpɒtˌhʌntɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɑtˌ(h)ən(t)ɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pot n.¹, hunting n. Etymology: < pot n.¹ + hunting n., after pot-hunter n. Compare earlier pot-hunting adj. 1. a. The action of hunting game for food or monetary gain rather than for sport; (also) shooting for sport but in an indiscriminate way or with no regard for the rules. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > thing hunted or game > [noun] > bag or collection of game quarryc1400 emprisec1450 bag1486 pot-hunting1843 bag-making1870 pickup1897 the world > food and drink > hunting > [noun] > hunting for market pot-hunting1881 market hunting1897 1843 Times 14 Sept. 3/2 This magistrate was accused of ignorance..another of keeping himself by pot-hunting, fining poachers and shooting himself without a license. 1881 E. B. Tylor Anthropol. ix. 210 The quest of food (now often contemptuously called ‘pot-hunting’) becomes subordinate to the excitement of the chase. 1930 Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) 15 Dec. 6/2 The remaining deer [are] safe except from illegal pot hunting or attacks of their natural enemies. 1983 Shakespeare Q. 34 179 There they live by irksome pothunting, killing deer for venison. b. The action of taking part in a (sporting) contest or competition purely in order to win a prize or reward. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > [noun] > participation in > for prizes pot-hunting1862 1862 Sat. Rev. 5 July 7 The sort of pot-hunting known at Wimbledon and elsewhere as Pool, where the value of a bull's-eye is much more considered than the credit of handling with success the Queen of weapons. 1893 A. Sinclair & W. Henry Swimming (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 369 The rage for pot-hunting is apparently unconquerable. 1978 J. Last Young Pianist 152 The teacher who has such pupils must be careful that their attitude towards competitions does not become one of ‘pot hunting’. 2005 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 23 Jan. (Sport section) 13 Successful pot-hunting is not necessarily productive. If ever a man was damned with the faintest of commendation for his efforts it was Gerard Houllier's season of three trophies. 2. The act of digging for or obtaining from others objects of archaeological interest or value, esp. by unscientific or illicit methods, and for the purpose of private collection or profit. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > history or knowledge about the past > [noun] > archaeology > types or branches of archaeology prehistoric archaeology1865 ethnoarchaeology1879 archaeozoology1884 pot-hunting1893 rescue archaeology1946 archaeobotany1954 archaeomagnetism1958 archaeometry1958 astro-archaeology1965 salvage archaeology1967 zooarchaeology1967 archaeoastronomy1968 bioarchaeology1972 salvage excavation1972 1893 Outing Feb. 383/1 Never can we be too grateful to those who..could provide the funds and the protection..needed to save this masterpiece of nature from the destroying vandal..and the pot-hunting man of the world. 1916 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Jrnl.-Gaz. 16 Jan. (header) Pot Hunting Among American Ruins. 1929 N.Y. Times 19 Nov. 24/6 All field heads..should be informed of..the importance of prohibiting all unauthorized excavation and pot-hunting. 1938 Amer. Antiq. 4 12 Much of this early excavation was done by soldiers from the nearby fort, and since that time there has been some pot-hunting by others. 1995 New Mexico Apr. 26/2 How has pothunting affected the research potential of the site? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pot-huntingadj. Brit. /ˈpɒtˌhʌntɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɑtˌ(h)ən(t)ɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pot n.¹, hunting adj. Etymology: < pot n.¹ + hunting adj., after pot-hunter n. That engages in pot-hunting (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > shooting > shooter > [adjective] pot-hunting1808 sniping1840 gunning1883 shooting1891 1808 W. Cobbett in A. G. L'Estrange Friendships M. R. Mitford (1882) I. 43 Rush they go, the pot-hunting crew, into that manor. 1846 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Jan. 19/2 The pot-hunting knave, who goes gunning with a half-bred, half-broken cur, and a German fowling-piece, dear at a dollar's purchase. 1964 M. L. Rosenthal Blue Boy on Skates (1968) 13 A cold, sunny day in Washington Square, And a delegation of pot-hunting dandies was there. 2003 J. Mullaney We'll be Back 222 That's better than having loads of trophies playing with strangers as some of the pot-hunting players of our era did. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1843adj.1808
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