A Dictionary of Sports: Or, Companion to the Field, the Forest, and the Riverside. Containing Explanations of Every Term Applicable to Racing, Shooting, Hunting, Fishing, Hawking, Archery, Etc. ... With Essays Upon All National Amusements |
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... feet in length , though Pennant tells us he once saw a fe- male nearly three feet long . The ground colour of the male is a dirty yellow , that of the female deeper . Its back is marked the whole length with a series of rhomboidal black ...
... feet in length , though Pennant tells us he once saw a fe- male nearly three feet long . The ground colour of the male is a dirty yellow , that of the female deeper . Its back is marked the whole length with a series of rhomboidal black ...
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... feet ; a straight hazel joint books of the Bible ; as those of Job , of six feet ; a piece of fine - grained Isaiah , Amos , Habakkuk , & c . A yew , tapered to a whalebone top , spirited turn is given to the pro- and measuring together ...
... feet ; a straight hazel joint books of the Bible ; as those of Job , of six feet ; a piece of fine - grained Isaiah , Amos , Habakkuk , & c . A yew , tapered to a whalebone top , spirited turn is given to the pro- and measuring together ...
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... feet , exclusive of the tail , which is about six inches long ; its eyes are small , and are placed in a black stripe , which begins behind the ears , and runs tapering towards the nose : the throat and legs are black ; the back , sides ...
... feet , exclusive of the tail , which is about six inches long ; its eyes are small , and are placed in a black stripe , which begins behind the ears , and runs tapering towards the nose : the throat and legs are black ; the back , sides ...
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... feet are in the air he shows nothing but the shoes of his hinder feet , without yerking out . - When a horse works at Caprioles he yerks or strikes out his BAL 31 BAL.
... feet are in the air he shows nothing but the shoes of his hinder feet , without yerking out . - When a horse works at Caprioles he yerks or strikes out his BAL 31 BAL.
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... feet violently on the ground . BEAK . The nib , or bill , of a bird . In falconry , the upper part of a hawk's bill that is crooked . BEAKING ( in Cock - fighting ) . The fighting of those birds with their bills , or holding with the ...
... feet violently on the ground . BEAK . The nib , or bill , of a bird . In falconry , the upper part of a hawk's bill that is crooked . BEAKING ( in Cock - fighting ) . The fighting of those birds with their bills , or holding with the ...
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