caping n.— «She’s removing the hide from the skull of a hunter’s prize—a process called “caping”—in Dixon High’s taxidermy class.» —“A class with dirty details” by David Henson The...
dancing lemons n.— «As the school trustees resume their hunt, it’s become increasingly obvious that this exercise is flawed. Perhaps fatally. With head- hunter Bill Attea on the case, we’re just asking for another crop of dancing lemons...
tree rat n.— «Kohn said the state’s own witnesses agree Vang was called a “tree rat” and a “mud duck,” which Kohn said was a derogatory term for a person of color.» —“Case against hunter opens” by Ed Culhane in...
mud duck n.— «Kohn said the state’s own witnesses agree Vang was called a “tree rat” and a “mud duck,” which Kohn said was a derogatory term for a person of color.» —“Case against hunter opens” by Ed Culhane in...
wickerbill n.— «I think it is up to the guide to show good judgement and decide based on talking if this is a duck hunter or some wickerbill.» —“duckin” by 6 shot SDH Waterfowl Forums Aug. 28, 2003. (source:...
run the traps v. phr.— «A related metaphor is run the traps. A hunter will check his traps in the morning to see what animals were caught; a reporter will “run the traps” of his sources to check out a story.» —by William...