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huntsmanship

huntsmanship noun: the art, practice, or skill of hunting animals.

Noun

huntsmanship (uncountable)

  1. The art, practice, or skill of hunting animals.
    • At Court your fellowes every day,
      Give th'art of Riming, Huntsmanship, or Play,a. 1631 (date written), J[ohn] Donne, “(please specify the title)”, in Poems, […] with Elegies on the Authors Death, London: […] M[iles] F[lesher] for Iohn Marriot, […], published 1633, →OCLC
  2. The status of being a hunter.

Origin of huntsmanship

From huntsman + -ship.

Questions about huntsmanship

What does huntsmanship mean?
Huntsmanship means the art, practice, or skill of hunting animals.
What part of speech is huntsmanship?
Huntsmanship is a noun.

Words near huntsmanship in the dictionary

  1. huntsman spider
  2. huntsman spiders
  3. huntsman's cup
  4. huntsman's-cup
  5. huntsmans
  6. huntsmanship
  7. huntsmen
  8. huntspeople
  9. huntsperson
  10. huntspersons
  11. Huntspill

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