duck hunting
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3.2
- noun
- /dʌk ˈhʌntɪŋ/
:
caza de patos
- Years ago, Truman Lake provided some of the best duck hunting I have ever experienced.
- go duck hunting
- duck hunting trip
- duck hunting season
So, you know, I've just always been going, we used to go hunting in like duck hunting at a ranch in Mexico almost every year.
- So, you know, I've just always been going, we used to go hunting in like duck hunting at a ranch in Mexico almost every year.
- Skydiving, mountain climbing, snowmobiling, backpacking, bungee jumping, duck hunting, shooting someone in the asshole with a dart gun off.
- He was like John McCain duck hunting, you know, he just, he just fucking go ahead and make my day.
Examples
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He always goes duck hunting around there.
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In fact, I'm a member of Ducks Unlimited and go duck hunting every fall.
Fiction book (1993) -
You know, she goes duck hunting.
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I sure do love duck hunting, though.
Fiction book (1996) -
Have you been duck hunting?
Fiction book (1991) -
The day the news arrived, Hutchinson had gone duck hunting and had shot his limit by eleven-thirty.
Fiction book (1996) -
He and a buddy decide to do some male bonding, so they decide to go duck hunting, even though all the lakes are frozen.
Fiction book (1997) -
Well, Bob, it's time to dust off those decoys and practice that squawking... ...because duck hunting season has officially opened.
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One weekend when Charlie went duck hunting in Michigan with two friends from the business school, Clem and I spent two nights alone in the apartment together.
Fiction book (1990) -
Every autumn, many enthusiasts participate in duck hunting to enjoy the thrill of the sport.
Synonyms
360
1.0
Chasing and killing wild animals for food, fur, or sport
150
1.4
The activity of chasing and killing wild animals for food or sport
1
8.0
Hunting ducks and geese near lakes or marshes
An activity of searching for and shooting small wild animals and birds for food or sport
How Specific
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the sport or activity of hunting ducks' is directly and compositionally derived from 'duck' (a small aquatic bird) + 'hunting' (pursuing wild animals), following a common noun + gerund/compound pattern. This is a cross-linguistically common and predictable combination, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
The phrase duck hunting shows a simple picture: people hide by a lake with decoys and calls to bring the ducks close. That's why it means the 'activity' or 'sport' of hunting ducks.