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Definition of Hunting expedition
1. Noun. An overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hunting Expedition
Literary usage of Hunting expedition
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Travels in North America During the Years 1834, 1835 & 1836: Including a by Charles Augustus Murray (1839)
"hunting expedition on Turkey River.—Stratagem of our Indian Neighbours.—Bee-
hunting.—A Stag bathing.—Disappointment.—Search for Deer. —A Doe shot. ..."
2. The Life and Adventures of Daniel Boone: The First Settler of Kentucky by Timothy Flint (1868)
"CHAPTER I. Birth of Daniel Boone—His early propensities—His pranks at schoo" —His
first hunting expedition—And his encounter with a panther. ..."
3. Baldassare Castiglione: The Perfect Courtier : His Life and Letters, 1478-1529 by Julia Mary Cartwright Ady (1908)
"He gave the Count a pension of 200 crowns and invited him to join in a hunting
expedition.1 This last invitation was a token of especial regard which none ..."
4. Five Years of a Hunter's Life in the Far Interior of South Africa: With by Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming (1850)
"CHAPTER I. Preparations for a hunting expedition — Cape Traders — Travelling—
... HAVING resolved to make a hunting expedition into the interior of Southern ..."