ground game

noun

British game animals, such as hares or deer, found on the earth's surface: distinguished from game birds

Words nearby ground game

ground fish, ground floor, ground floor, get in on the, ground fog, ground frost, ground game, ground glass, ground hemlock, ground ice, ground itch, ground ivy

Example sentences from the Web for ground game

  • As well as ground-game the goshawk poaches pheasants and partridges, numbers of these being killed by the bird in its wild state.

    Poachers and Poaching |John Watson

  • The ground-game was strictly kept down; the noise was made by half a dozen puppies they had with them.

    The Hills and the Vale |Richard Jefferies

  • Ground-game is the special favourite of the Spanish cazador.

    Unexplored Spain |Abel Chapman