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unbagged

unbagged

8.4
Still free because no hunter or collector has caught it
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈbæɡd/
  • Jargon
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  • The rare bird remained unbagged after several days of searching by the wildlife team.

Examples

  • Despite their efforts, the hunters left the forest with the deer still unbagged.

  • Many collectors dream of finding an unbagged specimen in the wild.

  • The unbagged animals roamed freely in the forest.

  • We found an unbagged deer in the meadow.

  • The rare bird remained unbagged after several days of searching by the wildlife team.

  • Despite their efforts, the hunters left the forest with the deer still unbagged.

  • Many collectors dream of finding an unbagged specimen in the wild.

Synonyms

uncollected
vsunbagged
1 4.4

Not gathered or picked up and left where it is

is at large because it was not captured or killed by hunters
unhunted
vsunbagged
1 7.0

People do not chase, hurt, kill animals for food or sport

is at large because it was not captured or taken by collectors
uncaptured
vsunbagged
1 5.8

Not caught or recorded, for example by a camera

is at large because it was not killed or taken by collectors or hunters
untrapped
vsunbagged
4.8

Free from something that holds you so you can move or act

is at large because it avoided capture or confinement by people
untaken
vsunbagged
4.8

Not claimed or used by anyone

is free because people did not capture or kill it

How Captured

trapped
4.4
unbagged
  • Jargon
8.4
free
1.0

Surface Forms

unbagged positive

Morphology

unbagged = bagged (semi-transparent) = un + bag + ed

The formation is regular: 'un-' + past-participle/adjective 'bagged' produces a straightforward negation of that state.

Etymology

Unbagged is made of un- ('not') and bag ('to put in a bag'). Hunters used to say they 'bagged' an animal when they caught it, so an unbagged animal is still 'free' or at large.