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Definition of Deerstalking
1. Noun. Stalking deer.
Definition of Deerstalking
1. n. The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.
Definition of Deerstalking
1. Noun. The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deerstalking
Literary usage of Deerstalking
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia of Sport by Henry Charles Howard Suffolk, Hedley Peek, Frederick George Aflalo (1897)
"deerstalking—This sport as now carried on in the Scottish Highlands is one that
has changed but little since guns and rifles, bullets and villainous ..."
2. Popular Royalty by Arthur Henry Beaven (1904)
"... QUEEN VICTORIA AND PRINCE ALBERT The Queen's happy marriage—National opinion
of Prince Albert— Adventure of Prince Albert on the Thames—deerstalking at ..."
3. British Dogs, Their Points, Selection, and Show Preparation by William D. Drury (1903)
"From the above remarks and authorities it will be gathered that very large dogs
are of little use in deerstalking. It must not, however, be supposed that I ..."
4. Annals of the Warwickshire Hunt, 1795-1895, from Authentic Documents; by Hon Walter Robert Verney (1896)
"The following table gives an analysis of what was killed by deerstalking of ...
Next to hunting, deerstalking is the finest of sports, and the next best is ..."
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