English Dictionary

CANNED HUNT

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does canned hunt mean? 

CANNED HUNT (noun)
  The noun CANNED HUNT has 1 sense:

1. a hunt for animals that have been raised on game ranches until they are mature enough to be killed for trophy collectionsplay

  Familiarity information: CANNED HUNT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CANNED HUNT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A hunt for animals that have been raised on game ranches until they are mature enough to be killed for trophy collections

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("canned hunt" is a kind of...):

hunt; hunting (the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater." (English proverb)

"When there are too many carpenters, the door cannot be erected." (Bhutanese proverb)

"What would the blind want? A bag of eyes." (Arabic proverb)

"Keep throwing eggs on the wall." (Cypriot proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact