shotgun hunt v.— «The shotgun hunt will be a quick series of test one at a time to check for tuberculosis, diabetes, anemia, and some kinds of cancer and heart diseases, syphilis, and other diseases.» —“Shotgun Medical Test Is Next...
cue n.— «All the checkpoints in the hunt for satisfying ‘cue are here.» —“Barbecue: Smokin’ out Houston’s best” by Michael Spies Houston Chronicle (Texas) July 16, 1987. (source: Double-Tongued...
beater n.— «The primary target for hunters are so-called “beater” harp seals—older pups that have shed their whitecoats and are weaned from their mothers. The seals are called beaters because they’re not yet swimming and if...
teagler n.— «“We have a lot of landowners who are very kind and let us hunt over their land. And they give us wonderful teas afterwards and we have a name for that…we call them a group of ‘teaglers.’”…What is serious is...
coinshooter n.— «Alveshire says he’s a cache hunter, not a “coinshooter,” the term for a person who uses a metal detector to hunt for individual coins people have lost over the years.» —“Treasure Hunter, Historian...
slow elk n.— «Someone else mentioned an unprincipled captain back in the lean ’30s who was said to have sent a task force armed with shotguns ashore at rural stretches on dark nights to hunt “slow elk.” If successful, the men...