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A long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by thrusting or throwing; a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp head or blade; a lance.

e feathers of birds and the hair of bats. Called also bird tick, and bat tick. -- Spider hunter (Zoöl.), any one of several species of East Indian sunbirds of the genus Arachnothera. -- Spider lines, filaments of a spider's web crossing the field of vision in optical instruments; -- used for determining the exact pos…

Diversion of the field, as fowling, hunting, fishing, racing, games, and the like, esp. when money is staked.

One who pursues the sports of the field; one who hunts, fishes, etc.

A large and powerful hound formerly used in hunting the stag, the wolf, and other large animals. The breed is nearly extinct.

A horse, or a figure resembling a horse, behind which a hunter conceals himself from the game he is aiming to kill.

To work over the surface or soil of, as ground, in hunting for gold.

A method of hunting some animals, as the buffalo, by surrounding a herd, and driving them over a precipice, into a ravine, etc. [U.S.] Baird.

f action; an apparatus by which an object is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons. "She to her tackle fell." Hudibras.

The huntsman's cry to incite or urge on his hounds.

Swiftly; speedily; rapidly; -- a fox-hunting term; as, to ride tantivy.

; as, to throw off all sense of shame; to throw off a dependent. (c) To make a start in a hunt or race. [Eng.](e) To disconcert or confuse. Same as to throw out (f). -- To throw on, to cast on; to load. -- To throw one's self down, to lie down neglectively or suddenly. -- To throw one's self on or upon. (a) To fall…

A start in a hunt or a race. [Eng.]

With great speed; -- a huntsman's word or sound. Dryden.

To hunt by the track; to track. Halliwell.

A post, or station, in hunting. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A breed of dogs that tumble when pursuing game. They were formerly used in hunting rabbits.

railroad, which may be occupied by one train while another is passing on a main track; a shunt; a siding; a switch.

The hunting spiders, which run after, or leap upon, their prey.

Of or, pertaining to hunting.