shooting box

shooting box
noun
a small country house used by hunters during the shooting season
Syn: ↑shooting lodge
Hypernyms: ↑country house

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noun or shooting lodge
chiefly Britain : a cabin or small house in the country for use in the shooting season

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Chiefly Brit.
a small house or lodge for use during the shooting season. Also called shooting lodge.
[1805-15]

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shooting box or shooting lodge noun
A small house in the country for use in the shooting season
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Main Entry:shoot

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shooting box,
Especially British. a small house used by hunters during the shooting season; hunting lodge.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Shooting box — Shooting Shoot ing, a. Of or pertaining to shooting; for shooting; darting. [1913 Webster] {Shooting board} (Joinery), a fixture used in planing or shooting the edge of a board, by means of which the plane is guided and the board held true.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shooting box — or shooting lodge n. Chiefly Brit. a small house or lodge used by hunters during hunting season …   English World dictionary

  • shooting box — Chiefly Brit. a small house or lodge for use during the shooting season. Also called shooting lodge. [1805 15] * * * …   Universalium

  • shooting box — noun Brit. a lodge used by hunters in the shooting season …   English new terms dictionary

  • shooting box — hunter s cabin, hunter s lodge …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Shooting — Shoot ing, a. Of or pertaining to shooting; for shooting; darting. [1913 Webster] {Shooting board} (Joinery), a fixture used in planing or shooting the edge of a board, by means of which the plane is guided and the board held true. {Shooting box} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shooting board — Shooting Shoot ing, a. Of or pertaining to shooting; for shooting; darting. [1913 Webster] {Shooting board} (Joinery), a fixture used in planing or shooting the edge of a board, by means of which the plane is guided and the board held true.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shooting gallery — Shooting Shoot ing, a. Of or pertaining to shooting; for shooting; darting. [1913 Webster] {Shooting board} (Joinery), a fixture used in planing or shooting the edge of a board, by means of which the plane is guided and the board held true.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shooting iron — Shooting Shoot ing, a. Of or pertaining to shooting; for shooting; darting. [1913 Webster] {Shooting board} (Joinery), a fixture used in planing or shooting the edge of a board, by means of which the plane is guided and the board held true.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shooting star — Shooting Shoot ing, a. Of or pertaining to shooting; for shooting; darting. [1913 Webster] {Shooting board} (Joinery), a fixture used in planing or shooting the edge of a board, by means of which the plane is guided and the board held true.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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