still-hunt

Verb
Synonyms: ambush

Open English WordNet

Verb (1)

  1. hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushingSynonyms: ambushMore general hunt, run
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Still′-hunt′ noun

A hunting for game in a quiet and cautious manner, or under cover; stalking; hence, colloquially, the pursuit of any object quietly and cautiously. — Still′wb-a1′>′-hunt′wb-a2′>′er (#), noun — Still′wb-a1′>′-hunt′wb-a2′>′ing, noun U.S.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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