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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information)
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hunt go in pursuit of (wild animals). OE.
huntian, f. wk. grade of base of
hentan seize, rel.
hūö booty, OHG.
herihundu spoils of war, Goth.
frahinþan take prisoner,
hunþs booty,
Hence
hunter XII,
huntress XIV,
huntsman XVI.
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HUNTING JANE SHILLING ENJOYS A GALLOP THROUGH THE LONG HISTORY OF HUNTING
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 10/14/2007; ; 700+ words
; Blood Sport: Hunting in Britain since 1066 BY EMMA GRIFFIN YALE...one might have thought that the subject of hunting in Britain would have withered and died; but apparently not. Hunting with hounds continues, after a fashion, and...
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 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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Hunting's safe but not foolproof.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 11/12/1999; ; 700+ words
; 1/3 Hunting accidents are given considerable media attention each fall. And rightly so. Hunting is among Minnesota's most popular outdoor...fact that guns frequently are involved in hunting mishaps makes such stories that much more...
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Deer Hunting in the Adirondacks: A Guide to Deer Hunting in New York's 6-Million-Acre Adirondack Park.(Book review)
Magazine article from: New York State Conservationist; 10/1/2009; ; 700 words
; Deer Hunting in the Adirondacks: A Guide to Deer Hunting in New York's 6-Million-Acre Adirondack Park By Dan...bookstore or sport shop and you will see lots of books on deer hunting. However, if you are interested in hunting in the Adirondacks...
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Hunting for answers. (essence of hunting)
Magazine article from: Sports Afield; 6/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...yet another friend that he had given up hunting. L.A. could blunt someone's desire...and quiet. Then I moved to the heart of hunting country, and even here I found people - albeit not many - who after years of hunting had also given it up, for no better reason...
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Hunting special aims high, misses mark.(The Dallas Morning News)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 6/11/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...premieres a one-hour special titled Hunting in America. The controversial subject...the animal's life. Unfortunately, Hunting in America falls short of the lofty standards...professor, Mark Beckoff, who argues against hunting on the grounds that animals feel joy...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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HUNTING IS FOR THE YOUNG, TOO.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 1/23/2005; 700+ words
; ...recognized truth is that youth participation in hunting and fishing has declined. Hunters have...fewer places today with open access to hunting and fishing than before; the culture...Shooting Sports Foundation are trying to make hunting much more accessible to young people with...
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Hunting Democracy
Magazine article from: Montana; The Magazine of Western History; 10/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...of ducks at the same game farm.1 In hunting, Dick Cheney follows an old precedent...both of whom wrote books about their hunting experiences. More recent hunter-politicians...political gains. To those who oppose hunting, the canned hunt is merely cruelty taken...
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Hunting $ea$on bring$ big buck$ to Mountain $tate
Magazine article from: The State Journal; 12/3/2001; ; 700+ words
; CHARLESTON - From new hunting equipment to the $11 Class A hunting license, the fall hunting season means big bucks for the Mountain State. Each year, the sound of rifle fire coincides with increased traffic flow and big spending in the rural...
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Hunting's twilight rule scrutinized Fatality spurs safety doubts
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 11/20/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...raised the question of when Maine's legal hunting day should end. Thoroughly unscientific...of this week's formal close to each hunting day - a half-hour after the sun sets...previous shooting death as a result of hunting occurred three years ago - and argue that...
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Hunting proposal may change
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 2/12/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...opinions on a proposal that would allow Sunday hunting in the state for most of the year. That public...representatives to the hearing to speak out against Sunday hunting. One big fear: Allowing hunting on Sundays (the proposal wouldn't allow Sunday...
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Hunting plc
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Hunting plc 3 Cockspur Street London, SW1Y 5BQ...7839-2072 Web site: http://www.hunting.plc.uk Public Company Incorporated...Activities for Oil and Gas Field Exploration Hunting plc is one of the world's leading providers...
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Hunting
Encyclopedia entry from: Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying
Hunting Social scientists report that humans have employed hunting as a subsistence strategy for at least 90 percent of...anthropologists Richard Lee and Richard Daly conceptualize hunting, the pursuit and killing of other animals, as one component...
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hunting
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
hunting act of seeking, following, and killing...in that it involves only land animals. Hunting was a necessary activity of early humans...developed, killing game was still important. Hunting was popular among the ancients and became...
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Hunting and Gathering
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
HUNTING AND GATHERING HUNTING AND GATHERING. Hunting and gathering, or more generally stated as foraging, can be defined as a mode of subsistence in which all food is obtained from wild resources without any reliance on domesticated plants or...
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Hunting Knife
Book article from: How Products Are Made
Hunting Knife Background The hunting knife is an ancient tool that has survived essentially unchanged...the generation of tools or weapons after stones and clubs, the hunting knife gave early hunters the ability to butcher animals for meat...
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