- aucupation
- aucuˈpation ? Obs.—0
[ad. L. aucupātiōn-em, n. of action f. aucupā-ri: see prec.]‘Hunting after a thing.’ Bullokar 1616. ‘Birding or fowling; also gain, advantage.’ Blount Gl. 1656.
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aucupation
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Aucupation — Au cu*pa tion, n. [L. aucupatio, fr. auceps, contr. for aviceps; avis bird + capere to take.] Birdcatching; fowling. [Obs.] Blount. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
