open seasonnoun
uk/ˌəʊ.pən ˈsiː.zən/us/ˌoʊ.pən ˈsiː.zən/[ S or U ] the period in the year when it is legal to hunt particular animals
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close season
[ U ] a situation that allows or causes a particular group of people to be treated unfairly:
To pass this legislation would be to declare open season on homosexuals.
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Hunting & fishing
- angler
- angling
- bait
- beater
- big game
- gun dog
- hare coursing
- harpoon
- hunt
- hunt saboteur
- reel
- sinker
- smoke
- smoke sb/sth out
- snare
- spoor
- tally-ho
- trail
- trap
- troll
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