| 单词 | to come to a point |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto come to a point a. Of a pointer or setter: the act of pointing game, etc.; the rigid attitude assumed on finding game, with the head and gaze directed towards it. Chiefly in to come to a point, to make a point. to lie to point: (of a game bird) to remain on the ground until pointed by a dog. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting with hounds > work done by hounds > [noun] > pointing setting1621 set1699 point1771 dead set1819 pointing1877 1771 H. Mackenzie Man of Feeling Introd. 3 My dog had made a point on a piece of lee-ground. 1778 Sportsman's Dict. at Pointers When your old dog makes a point, if the young one be not near, bring him up by degrees till he spring the birds, and let him enjoy the scent, which will encourage him to hunt. 1892 Field 7 May 695/1 Raffle made two good points on birds. 1903 S. E. White Forest x. 122 The birds had proved themselves most uncultivated..by hopping promptly into trees instead of lying to point and then flushing. 1907 N.E.D. (at cited word) A dog that comes to a point well. 1993 Outdoor Canada Sept. 36/1 Joe eventually followed fresh tracks three different times and each time he pinned a grouse with a muscle-quivering, bug-eyed point. < as lemmas |
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