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hunting grounds

hunting grounds is the plural of hunting ground.

Meaning of hunting ground

Noun

hunting ground (plural hunting grounds)

  1. An area used for hunting.
  2. (figuratively) A place in which individuals are able to obtain the items or information they seek.
    • Yes, it was my hunting ground, and it was solid happy. Course, my home wasn't exactly in Harlem […]1946, Milton “Mezz” Mezzrow, Bernard Wolfe, “Tell a Green Man Something”, in Really the Blues, New York, N.Y.: Random House, book 3 (1928–1935: The Big Apple), page 209
  3. (figuratively) Synonym of stamping ground (“a place habitually frequented”).
    • In January 1901 he fought Jerry Driscoll back on his old hunting ground of Gateshead in the North East.2023, Jeff Jones, Stars and Scars: The Story of Jewish Boxing in London
    Synonyms:
    stamping ground

Questions about hunting grounds

What is hunting grounds the plural of?
Hunting grounds is the plural of hunting ground.

Words near hunting grounds in the dictionary

  1. hunting crops
  2. hunting dog
  3. hunting dogs
  4. hunting down
  5. hunting ground
  6. hunting grounds
  7. hunting horn
  8. hunting horns
  9. hunting jacket
  10. hunting jackets
  11. hunting knife

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