English-Thai Dictionary

hunting

N การล่าสัตว์  kan-la-sad

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HUNTING

ppr. Chasing for seizure; pursuing; seeking; searching.

 

HUNTING

n.The act or practice of pursuing wild animals, for catching or killing them. Hunting was originally practiced by men for the purpose of procuring food, as it still is by uncivilized nations. But among civilized men, it is practiced mostly for exercise or diversion, or for the destruction of noxious animals, as in America. 1. A pursuit; a seeking.

 

HUNTING-HORN

n.A bugle; a horn used to cheer the hounds in pursuit of game.

 

HUNTING-HORSE, HUNTING-NAG

A horse used in hunting.

 

HUNTING-SEAT

n.A temporary residence for the purpose of hunting.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HUNTING

HUNTING Hunt "ing, n.

 

Defn: The pursuit of game or of wild animals. A. Smith. Happy hunting grounds, the region to which, according to the belief of American Indians, the souls of warriors and hunters pass after death, to be happy in hunting and feasting. Tylor. -- Hunting box. Same As Hunting lodge (below ). -- Hunting cat (Zoöl.), the cheetah. -- Hunting cog (Mach. ), a tooth in the larger of two geared wheels which makes its number of teeth prime to the number in the smaller wheel, thus preventing the frequent meeting of the same pairs of teeth. -- Hunting dog (Zoöl.), the hyena dog. -- Hunting ground, a region or district abounding in game; esp. (pl. ), the regions roamed over by the North American Indians in search of game. -- Hunting horn, a bulge; a horn used in the chase. See Horn, and Bulge. -- Hunting leopard (Zoöl.), the cheetah. -- Hunting lodge, a temporary residence for the purpose of hunting. -- Hunting seat, a hunting lodge. Gray. -- Hunting shirt, a coarse shirt for hunting, often of leather. -- Hunting spider (Zoöl.), a spider which hunts its prey, instead of catching it in a web; a wolf spider. -- Hunting watch. See Hunter, 6.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

hunting

hunt ing |ˈhəntiNG hən (t )ɪŋ | ▶noun 1 the activity of hunting wild animals or game, esp. for food or sport. 2 (also plain hunting ) Bell-ringing a simple system of changes in which bells move through the order in a regular progression.

 

hunting crop

hunting crop (also hunting whip ) ▶noun a short rigid riding whip with a handle at right angles to the stock and a long leather thong, used chiefly in hunting.

 

hunting dog

hunt ing dog ▶noun 1 a dog of a breed developed for hunting. 2 (also Cape hunting dog ) an African wild dog that has a dark coat with pale markings and a white-tipped tail, living and hunting in packs. [Lycaon pictus, family Canidae. ]

 

Huntingdon

Hun ¦ting |don |ˈhʌntɪŋdən | a town in Cambridgeshire, eastern England, on the River Ouse; pop. 23,100 (est. 2009 ).

 

Huntingdonshire

Hun ¦ting ¦don |shire |ˈhʌntɪŋdənˌʃɪə, -ʃə | a former county of SE England. It became part of Cambridgeshire in 1974.

 

hunting ground

hunt ing ground |ˈhən (t )ɪŋ ˈˌɡraʊnd | ▶noun a place used or suitable for hunting. • a place where people can observe or acquire what they want: the circuit is a favorite hunting ground for talent scouts.

 

hunting horn

hunt ing horn ▶noun a horn blown to give signals during hunting.

 

Huntington

Hun ting ton |ˈhəntiNGtən ˈhəntɪŋtən | 1 a town in northern Long Island in New York that includes Huntington, Cold Spring Harbor, and other villages; pop. 201,594 (est. 2008 ). 2 a city in southwestern West Virginia, on the Ohio River; pop. 49,185 (est. 2008 ).

 

Huntington Beach

Hun ting ton Beach a city in southern California, on the Pacific coast, south of Long Beach; pop. 192,620 (est. 2008 ).

 

Huntington's chorea

Hun ting ton's cho re a |ˈhəntiNGtənz kəˈrēə ˈhəntɪŋtənz kəˈriə | ▶noun a hereditary disease marked by degeneration of the brain cells and causing chorea and progressive dementia. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: named after George Huntington (1851 –1916 ), the US neurologist who first described it.

 

Oxford Dictionary

hunting

hunt |ing |ˈhʌntɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the activity of hunting wild animals or game. 2 [ in combination ] the activity of searching for something: house-hunting. 3 (also plain hunting ) Bell-ringing a simple system of changes in which bells move through the order in a regular progression.

 

hunting crop

hunting crop (also hunting whip ) ▶noun a short rigid riding whip with a handle at right angles to the stock and a long leather thong, used chiefly in hunting.

 

hunting dog

hunt |ing dog ▶noun 1 a dog of a breed developed for hunting. 2 (also Cape hunting dog ) an African wild dog that has a dark coat with pale markings and a white-tipped tail, living and hunting in packs. ●Lycaon pictus, family Canidae.

 

Huntingdon

Hun ¦ting |don |ˈhʌntɪŋdən | a town in Cambridgeshire, eastern England, on the River Ouse; pop. 23,100 (est. 2009 ).

 

Huntingdonshire

Hun ¦ting ¦don |shire |ˈhʌntɪŋdənˌʃɪə, -ʃə | a former county of SE England. It became part of Cambridgeshire in 1974.

 

hunting ground

hunt |ing ground ▶noun a place used or suitable for hunting. • a place likely to be a fruitful source of something desired or sought: the circuit is a favourite hunting ground for talent scouts.

 

hunting horn

hunt |ing horn ▶noun a straight horn blown to give signals during hunting.

 

hunting pink

hunt |ing pink ▶noun see pink 1 ( sense 1 of the noun ).

 

Huntington

Hun ¦ting |ton |ˈhʌntɪŋtən | a city in West Virginia, on the Ohio River; pop. 49,185 (est. 2008 ).

 

Huntington Beach

Hun ¦ting |ton Beach a city on the Pacific coast, to the south of Long Beach, in southern California; pop. 192,620 (est. 2008 ). It is noted as a surfing locality.

 

Huntington's disease

Hun ¦ting |ton's dis |ease |ˈhʌntɪŋt (ə )nz | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a hereditary disease marked by degeneration of the brain cells and causing chorea and progressive dementia. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: named after George Huntington (1851 –1916 ), the American neurologist who first described it.

 

hunting whip

hunt |ing whip ▶noun another term for hunting crop.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

hunting

hunting noun blood sports, field sports, stalking, trapping, coursing, fox hunting, the chase; poaching; Indian shikar; archaic venery.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

hunting

hunt ing /hʌ́ntɪŋ /→hunt 名詞 U 1 (一般に )狩猟 , 狩り ▸ go hunting (特にスポーツとして )狩りに行く 2 ｟英 ｠キツネ狩り (foxhunting ).3 探索 , 探求 ▸ job [house ] hunting 就職活動 [住まい探し ]～́ cr ò p 狩猟用乗馬むち .～́ d ò g 猟犬 .～́ gr ò und 1 猟場 .2 〖happy [good ] ～〗探し求めているものが容易に見つかる場所, 宝の山 .～́ h ò rn 狩猟用の角笛 [らっぱ ].～́ l ò dge [b ò x ]｟英 ｠狩猟小屋 〘狩猟期間中ここで生活する 〙.～̀ p í nk 深紅色 〘キツネ狩りに着用される上着の色 〙.～́ w à tch ハンター時計 .