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happy hunting ground
happy hunting groundn.1. An afterlife conceived as a paradise in which hunting is plentiful and game unlimited.2. A place or situation of abundant opportunity: a film festival that was a happy hunting ground for producers looking for new talent.happy hunting ground n 1. (Non-European Myth & Legend) (in American Indian legend) the paradise to which a person passes after death 2. a productive or profitable area for a person with a particular interest or requirement: jumble sales proved happy hunting grounds in her search for old stone jars. hap′py hunt′ing ground`
n. the North American Indian heaven, conceived of as a paradise of hunting and feasting. [1830–40, Amer.] happy hunting ground
happy hunting groundA utopia. Used by Native Americans to describe the afterlife. The annual car swap meet is a happy hunting ground for automotive enthusiasts.See also: ground, happy, huntinghappy hunting groundA place where one can find or do what one wishes without restriction. For example, The North Shore is a happy hunting ground for antique collectors. This term alludes to the Native American idea of an afterlife where hunters find unlimited game. [Early 1800s] See also: ground, happy, huntinghappy hunting ground a place where success or enjoyment is obtained. This phrase originally referred to the optimistic hope of Native Americans that the afterlife will be spent in a country where there are good hunting grounds. 1991 Antique Collector With Old Master drawings still considered an undervalued genre, this should prove a happy hunting ground for those in search of a bargain. See also: ground, happy, huntinga happy ˈhunting ground (humorous) a very good place to find what you want: The Sunday antique market is a happy hunting ground for collectors.See also: ground, happy, huntinghappy hunting groundHeaven; a place of abundance, replete with what one wants. The idea comes from the beliefs of Native American tribes that after death they will go to a paradise with an abundance of game and therefore always have enough to eat. The term appears in the works of James Fenimore Cooper and other writers on Indian subjects. As Cooper wrote in The Pathfinder (1840), “‘Do the dead of the savages ever walk?’ demanded Cap. ‘Ay, and run, too, in their happy hunting grounds.’” Later the term became a euphemism for death, and still later it was transferred to any place of abundant treasures.See also: ground, happy, huntingHappy Hunting Ground
Happy Hunting Groundtranslation of Indian name for heaven. [North Am. Indian Myth.: Misc.]See: Heaven
Happy Hunting Groundparadise for American Indians. [Am. Culture: Jobes, 724]See: ParadiseThesaurusSeehunting ground |