Chapter VII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading But I consider them nearly as much of a water-bird as the black duck, for, like the latter, they are shot mostly at pond holes in the marshes or from sedgy points.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The later works on water-fowl shooting are limited to the consideration of ducks, geese, and brant, as though bay snipe belonged to the upland.

the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But I consider them nearly as much of a water-bird as the black duck, for, like the latter, they are shot mostly at pond holes in the marshes or from sedgy points.

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading The later works on water-fowl shooting are limited to the consideration of ducks, geese, and brant, as though bay snipe belonged to the upland.

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From this reading BAY-SNIPE SHOOTING.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading The later works on water-fowl shooting are limited to the consideration of ducks, geese, and brant, as though bay snipe belonged to the upland.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading But I consider them nearly as much of a water-bird as the black duck, for, like the latter, they are shot mostly at pond holes in the marshes or from sedgy points.

small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward

From this reading The later works on water-fowl shooting are limited to the consideration of ducks, geese, and brant, as though bay snipe belonged to the upland.

(plural) the lay members of a male religious order

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But I consider them nearly as much of a water-bird as the black duck, for, like the latter, they are shot mostly at pond holes in the marshes or from sedgy points.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

deem to be

From this reading But I consider them nearly as much of a water-bird as the black duck, for, like the latter, they are shot mostly at pond holes in the marshes or from sedgy points.

the process of giving careful thought to something

From this reading The later works on water-fowl shooting are limited to the consideration of ducks, geese, and brant, as though bay snipe belonged to the upland.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

plural of “dale” — an open river valley (in a hilly area)

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

zealous in devotion or affection

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

-ing form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away

From this reading But I consider them nearly as much of a water-bird as the black duck, for, like the latter, they are shot mostly at pond holes in the marshes or from sedgy points.

plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

being or in accordance with current social fashions

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But I consider them nearly as much of a water-bird as the black duck, for, like the latter, they are shot mostly at pond holes in the marshes or from sedgy points.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

set up or found

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading But I consider them nearly as much of a water-bird as the black duck, for, like the latter, they are shot mostly at pond holes in the marshes or from sedgy points.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

plural of “goose” — web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

usually; as a rule

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something

From this reading But I consider them nearly as much of a water-bird as the black duck, for, like the latter, they are shot mostly at pond holes in the marshes or from sedgy points.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I shall inevitably make mistakes and omissions.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

in such a manner as could not be otherwise

From this reading I shall inevitably make mistakes and omissions.

plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

large or big relative to something else

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading The later works on water-fowl shooting are limited to the consideration of ducks, geese, and brant, as though bay snipe belonged to the upland.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading But I consider them nearly as much of a water-bird as the black duck, for, like the latter, they are shot mostly at pond holes in the marshes or from sedgy points.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

possessive form of “lewis” — United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading But I consider them nearly as much of a water-bird as the black duck, for, like the latter, they are shot mostly at pond holes in the marshes or from sedgy points.

small in range or scope

From this reading The later works on water-fowl shooting are limited to the consideration of ducks, geese, and brant, as though bay snipe belonged to the upland.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

engage in

From this reading I shall inevitably make mistakes and omissions.

being in demand by especially employers

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

plural of “marsh” — low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water

From this reading But I consider them nearly as much of a water-bird as the black duck, for, like the latter, they are shot mostly at pond holes in the marshes or from sedgy points.

plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

plural of “mistake” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading I shall inevitably make mistakes and omissions.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

in large part; mainly or chiefly

From this reading But I consider them nearly as much of a water-bird as the black duck, for, like the latter, they are shot mostly at pond holes in the marshes or from sedgy points.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading But I consider them nearly as much of a water-bird as the black duck, for, like the latter, they are shot mostly at pond holes in the marshes or from sedgy points.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading But I consider them nearly as much of a water-bird as the black duck, for, like the latter, they are shot mostly at pond holes in the marshes or from sedgy points.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

plural of “omission” — a mistake resulting from neglect

From this reading I shall inevitably make mistakes and omissions.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading But I consider them nearly as much of a water-bird as the black duck, for, like the latter, they are shot mostly at pond holes in the marshes or from sedgy points.

a small lake

From this reading But I consider them nearly as much of a water-bird as the black duck, for, like the latter, they are shot mostly at pond holes in the marshes or from sedgy points.

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From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

draw back, as with fear or pain

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

covered with sedges (grasslike marsh plants)

From this reading But I consider them nearly as much of a water-bird as the black duck, for, like the latter, they are shot mostly at pond holes in the marshes or from sedgy points.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading I shall inevitably make mistakes and omissions.

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading BAY-SNIPE SHOOTING.

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading But I consider them nearly as much of a water-bird as the black duck, for, like the latter, they are shot mostly at pond holes in the marshes or from sedgy points.

hunt or shoot snipe

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

someone who engages in sports

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

plural of “suggestion” — an idea that is suggested

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

plural of “swan” — stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading But I consider them nearly as much of a water-bird as the black duck, for, like the latter, they are shot mostly at pond holes in the marshes or from sedgy points.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But I consider them nearly as much of a water-bird as the black duck, for, like the latter, they are shot mostly at pond holes in the marshes or from sedgy points.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading The later works on water-fowl shooting are limited to the consideration of ducks, geese, and brant, as though bay snipe belonged to the upland.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

used of high or hilly country

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

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From this reading But I consider them nearly as much of a water-bird as the black duck, for, like the latter, they are shot mostly at pond holes in the marshes or from sedgy points.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The later works on water-fowl shooting are limited to the consideration of ducks, geese, and brant, as though bay snipe belonged to the upland.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading The later works on water-fowl shooting are limited to the consideration of ducks, geese, and brant, as though bay snipe belonged to the upland.

plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading The various writers on the different kinds of sport in our country have generally devoted their attention to upland shooting; to the quail, woodcock, English snipe, ruffed grouse of the hills, dales, and meadows, to the prairie-chicken of the far west, or to the larger game--the ducks, geese, and swans of our coast; and the few suggestions to be found in _Frank Forester’s Field Sports_, or _Lewis’s American Sportsman_, are of little assistance in discussing the mode of capture of their less fashionable and less marketable brethren called bay-snipe.