The sportsman's dictionary; :

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Pye, Henry James, 1745-1813 (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Edition:	Fifth edition /
Subjects:	Sports > Dictionaries. Hunting > Dictionaries. Recreation.

The sportsman's dictionary : or, the gentlemen's companion : for town and country. Containing full and particular instructions for riding, hunting, fowling, setting, fishing, racing, farriery, cocking, hawking, &c. With the vairous methods to be observed in the breeding and dieting of horses both for the road and turf; also, the management of dogs, game-cocks, dunghill fowls, turkeys, geese, ducks, pigeons, singing-birds, &c. And the manner of curing their various diseases and accidents. Collected from the best authors with very considerable additions and improvements, by experienced gentlemen. Illustrated with copper-plates, representing all the different kinds of nets, snares, and traps, that are now made use of.

The Sportsman's dictionary : or, The country gentlemen's companion in all rural recreations, with full and particular instructions for hawking, hunting, fowling, setting, fishing, racing, riding, cocking : with the method of breeding, curing, dieting, and ordering of horses, dogs, pigeons, cocks, etc. : extracted from the most celebrated English and French authors, ancient, and modern : with large improvements, made by several gentlemen well experienced in these noble exercises. Illustrated with nearly thirty copper-plates, representing the different kinds of nets, engines, and traps, that are made use of in taking all sorts of game.

The outdoor sportsman's illustrated dictionary /
by: Sparano, Vin T.
Published: (1980)

A dictionary of sporting terms.
by: Brander, Michael
Published: (1968)

The sporting dictionary and rural repository of general information upon every subject appertaining to the sports of the field /
by: Taplin, William, 1740?-1807
Published: (1803)

Worterbuch der Jagerei ; ein Nachschlagewerk der jagdlichen Ausdrucke.
by: Frevert, Walter
Published: (1954)

Słownik języka łowieckiego.
by: Hoppe, Stanisław, 1893-
Published: (1970)

Elsevier's dictionary of the world's game and wildlife : in English, Latin, French, German, Dutch, and Spanish with equivalents in Afrikaans and Kiswahili, with thirteen original drawings by the author /
by: Ferlin, Guy, 1923-
Published: (1989)

The sportsman's cyclopedia; being an elucidation of the science and practice of the field, the turf, and the sod; or, in other words, the scientific operations of the chase, the course, and the stream; and of all those diversions and amusements which have uniformly marked the character of the inhabitants of these islands ... comprehending the natural history of all those animals which constitute the objects of pursuit, accompanied with illustrative anecdotes.
by: Johnson, Thomas Burgeland, -1840
Published: (1831)

Elsevier's dictionary of the world's game and wildlife : in English, Latin, French, German, Dutch, and Spanish with equivalents in Afrikaans and Kiswahili, with thirteen original drawings by the author /
by: Ferlin, Guy, 1923-
Published: (1989)

The British sportsman, or, Nobleman, gentleman, and farmer's dictionary, of recreation and amusement. : Including a most improved system of modern farriery, and anatomical dissections of a horse; with concise rules for chusing good horses, and the secrets of training them with wind and vigour for the course, field, and road. Particular instructions for riding, racing, hunting, coursing, hawking, shooting, setting, & fishing; with the most approved methods of breeding, curing, and managing all sorts of cattle; particularly oexen, cows, deer, and sheep. And for breeding, training, and managing dogs, hawks, cocks, doves, pigeons, singing-birds, &c. With a new and interesting description of all the traps, nets, engines, baits, and magical contrivances, for taking birds, and all sorts of game, alive; and for destroying vermin of every kind that annoy poultry, or infest the farmer's yard. The whole comprised under one alphabetical arrangement, and each article explained under its proper name. Compiled from the latest discoveries, and improved by many years real practice and observation. /
by: Osbaldiston, William Augustus
Published: (1792)

The language of field sports.
by: Hare, C. E.
Published: (1949)

The language of sport,
by: Hare, C. E.
Published: (1939)

Communicating the outdoor experience : modern media, modern method /
Published: (1975)

The sportsman's encyclopedia.
by: Burton, Bill
Published: (1971)

Dictionnaire de toutes les espèces de chasses.
by: Lacombe, Jacques, 1724-1811
Published: (1795)

The American sportsman.

Confessions of a sportsman = oh shoot!, confessions of an agitated sportsman /
by: Beach, Rex, 1877-1949
Published: (1927)

A sportsman's wanderings /
by: Millais, John Guille, 1865-1931
Published: (1920)

Sportsman's voice : hunting and fishing in America /
by: Duda, Mark Damian
Published: (2010)

The dog and the sportsman : embracing the uses, breeding, training, diseases, etc., etc., of dogs, and an account of the different kinds of game, with their habits. Also hints to shooters, with various useful recipes, etc., etc. /
by: Skinner, John S. (John Stuart), 1788-1851
Published: (1845)

The American sportsman treasury /
Published: (1971)

The language of the field /
by: Brander, Michael
Published: (1997)

Texas sportsman.

The New hunter's encyclopedia.
Published: (1966)

The New hunter's encyclopedia.
Published: (1974)

The young sportman's instructor : in angling, fowling, hawking, hunting, ordering singing birds, hawks, poultry, coneys, hares and dogs, and how to cure them /
by: Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637
Published: (1705)

The handy sportsman /
by: Wilson, Loring D.
Published: (1976)

Vocabulario español de la caza.
Published: (1950)

The Sportsman's wilderness.
Published: (1974)

A Southern sportsman : the hunting memoirs of Henry Edwards Davis /
by: Davis, Henry E. (Henry Edwards), 1879-1966
Published: (2010)

The sportsman's companion or An essay on shooting : illustriously shewing in what manner to fire at birds of game, in various directions and situations.--And, directions to gentlemen for the treatment and breaking their own pointers and spaniels, and the necessary precautions, to guard against many accidents that attend this pleasant diversion: : with several useful and interesting particulars relative thereto. /
by: Gentleman, who has made shooting his favorite amusement upwards of twenty-six years, in Great-Britain, Ireland, and North-America

The English sportsman in the western praries /
by: Berkeley, Grantley F. (Grantley Fitzhardinge), 1800-1881
Published: (1861)

Complete dictionary of farriery & horsemanship, containing the art of farriery in all its branches : with an explanation of the terms, and a description of the various particulars relating to the manage, and to the knowledge of horses /
by: Hunter, J.

The sportsman's world ; for every hunter and fisherman, a richly illustrated guide to sport in seventeen areas of the United States and abroad /
Published: (1959)

The sportsman's almanac ; a guide to hunting and fishing in the 50 American States and National forests and their principal game: mammals, birds, and fishes /
by: Farquhar, Carley
Published: (1965)

A copious English and Netherduytch dictionarie : with an appendix of the names of all kinds of beasts, fowles, birds, fishes, hunting, and hawking : as also a compendious grammar for the instruction of the learner /
by: Hexham, Henry, 1585?-1650?
Published: (1648)

The sportsman's companion; or, An essay on shooting : illustriously shewing in what manner to fire at birds of game, in various directions and situations; and, directions to gentlemen for the treatment and breaking their own pointers and spaniels, and the necessary precautions to guard against many accidents that attend this pleasant diversion; : with several other useful and interesting particulars relative thereto. : (Never before published.) /
by: Gentleman, who has made shooting his favorite amusement upwards of twenty-six years, in Great-Britain, Ireland, and North-America

The compleat sportsman; or country gentleman's recreation. : Containing the very best instructions under the following heads. Viz. Of breeding and the management of game-cocks. Of cock-fighting. Of colts, and backing colts. Of the breeding and management of race-horses, hunters, &c. Of horse-racing. Of bowling. Of coursing. Of hare-hunting. Of fox-hunting. Of buck-hunting. Of breeding and ordering all manner of dogs, pigeons, rabbets, &c. Of angling. Of otters and otter-hunting. Of pheasants, partridges, wood-cocks, and all manner of game. Of breeding and managing canary-birds, &c. &c. And several other articles too numerous be mentioned in a title page. /
by: Fairfax, Thomas, Esq

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