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gunning

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gun·ning  (gnng)
n. Maine
The sport of hunting: "Usually any kind of a tight camp will be kept available through our gunning . . . season" (John Gould).
gunning [ˈgʌnɪŋ]
n
1. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the act or an instance of shooting with guns
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) the art, practice, or act of hunting game with guns


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Helena, awaiting news and remittances from home, that he had gone gunning and dreaming.
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Geo: Read Gunning Bedford jun John Dickinson Richard Bassett Jaco: Broom
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I passed days in the woods and fields, gunning or picking berries; I spent myself in heavy work; I made little journeys; and all this was very wholesome and very well; but I did not give up my reading or my attempts to write.
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