shooting box

shoot box

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shoot boks]
- /ʃut bɒks/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shoot boks]
- /ʃut bɒks/

Definitions of shooting box words

noun shooting box a small house or lodge for use during the shooting season. 1
noun shooting box a small country house providing accommodation for a shooting party during the shooting season 0
noun shooting box a small house or lodge used by hunters during hunting season 0

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Origin of shooting box

First appearance:

before 1805

One of the 41% newest English words

First recorded in 1805-15

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Parts of speech for Shooting box

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shooting box

shooting box popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

shooting box usage trend in Literature

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