Definition of Hunting expedition

1. Noun. An overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa).

Exact synonyms: Campaign, Safari
Generic synonyms: Expedition
Geographical relationships: Africa

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hunting Expedition

hunter greens
hunteress
hunters
huntest
hunteth
hunting
hunting-crop
hunting-crops
hunting-horn
hunting-horns
hunting and gathering society
hunting and gathering tribe
hunting and pecking
hunting crop
hunting dog
hunting expedition (current term)
hunting ground
hunting guide
hunting horn
hunting horns
hunting knife
hunting knives
hunting licence
hunting license
hunting lodge
hunting lodges
hunting permit
hunting phenomenon
hunting pink
hunting pinks

Literary usage of Hunting expedition

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Travels in North America During the Years 1834, 1835 & 1836: Including a by Charles Augustus Murray (1839)
"hunting expedition on Turkey River.—Stratagem of our Indian Neighbours.—Bee- hunting.—A Stag bathing.—Disappointment.—Search for Deer. —A Doe shot. ..."

2. The Life and Adventures of Daniel Boone: The First Settler of Kentucky by Timothy Flint (1868)
"CHAPTER I. Birth of Daniel Boone—His early propensities—His pranks at schoo" —His first hunting expedition—And his encounter with a panther. ..."

3. Baldassare Castiglione: The Perfect Courtier : His Life and Letters, 1478-1529 by Julia Mary Cartwright Ady (1908)
"He gave the Count a pension of 200 crowns and invited him to join in a hunting expedition.1 This last invitation was a token of especial regard which none ..."

4. Five Years of a Hunter's Life in the Far Interior of South Africa: With by Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming (1850)
"CHAPTER I. Preparations for a hunting expedition — Cape Traders — Travelling— ... HAVING resolved to make a hunting expedition into the interior of Southern ..."

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