GLOSSARY. 



FiELD-TFiAL.— A test of \iunting dogs 

 upon their merits in the field, after a 

 formula of points, or units of merit, pre- 

 scribed by fixed rules and adjudicated 

 upon byjudges. 



Fire-pan. — An iron crate or pan filled 

 with bark or light wood, used in attract- 

 ing wild animals and fowl at night. 



Fire-water. — Indian name for whisky. 



Fish. — Codfish only, in the fisherman's 

 vernacular. All other fish, such as 

 mackerel, herrings, etc., are called by 

 their true names. 



FiSH-PUGH. — A sort of one-pronged pisca- 

 tory pitchfork. (Nova Scotia). 



Fish-way. — A pass for fish over a dam. 



Flag. — The tad of a deer. 



Flake.— A frame of brush or poles for 

 drying codfish. 



Flapper. — A half-grown wild duck. 



Fleece. — The fat and lean meat of the 

 buffalo which lies along the loin and 

 ribs. 



Floating. — The method of hunting deer 

 with canoe and jack, or fire-pan. 



Flock. — A congregation of teal, shore- 

 birds, or plovers. 



Flood. —The incoming tide. 



Flush. — To start a bird from cover. 



Fly. — A piece^of canvas stretched over a 

 tent as an additional protection from 

 sun or rain ; an artificial lure of feathers, 

 silk, and tinsel, used in angling. 



Fofgraw^ (Fr. faufarron). — Finical ; 

 lackadaisical. 



Foil. — A light sword with a button on its 

 point, used in fencing. 



Form.— The seat or bed of a hare, gener- 

 ally in a tussock of grass. 



FooTHiLi^. — The hills lying at the base of 

 mountains. 



Fort. — A trading-post, either with or 

 without defences. 



Feijoles (Sp.) — The Mexican beans. 



Frill. — The semi-circular mass of long 

 hair under a Scotch Colley's throat. 



Frisco. — Short for San Francisco. 



Fry, — Fingerlings ; the young of fishes. 



Funk.— Fear. 



G. 



Gaff, — A large hook with handle for 

 securing fish after having been brought 

 to hand with a rod ; a steel spur for 

 fighting cocks ; the upper boom of a 

 fore and aft sail. 



Gaggle. — A large collection of wild geese, 

 generally applied to those gathered on 

 water, 



Gaitor. — Short for alligator. 



Gall. — A swamp hole. (Southern). 



Galley. — A vessel's cook-room on deck. 



Gallery. — The veranda which sur- 

 rounds a dwelling. 



Gallini^per. — A huge musquito. 



Galluses.— Suspenders for holding one's 

 ttowsers. 



Gang. — A lai^e flock of teal or biant, or 

 herd of elk. 



Gather.— To retrieve dead birdfe at the 

 trap. 



Glin. — A hjizy appearance on the horizon 

 at sea, indicating foul weather. 



Goat. — A name ^ commonly applied to 

 antelope by plainsmen. 



Goose-egg. — A miss, so-called, in rifle- 

 shooting at a range. 



Gopher. — A small, destructive, burrowing 

 animal peculiar to the West. 



GouBER. — A peanut; ground nut. 



Grains. — A trident used in spearing fish. 



Greaser. — A Mexican, so named from 

 his greasy appearance. 



Grilse. — A salmon in the third year o( 

 its growth. 



Grounii-pea. — A peanut. 



Guage. — The diameter or bore of a gun. 



Gulch, — A ravine. 



Gums. — Rubber clothing, especially over- 

 shoes. 



Gut-shot, a.— Hit in the belly ; wounded, 

 but not disabled. 



Gyp.' — The young female pup. 



H. 



H. & T.— The letters used to designate 

 the ri^ht and left traps which contain 

 the birds to be shot at in a pigeon 

 match. 



Habitant. — Canadian native of French 

 descent. 



Hackle. — A wingless artificial fly imitat- 

 ing a caterpillar, used by anglers ; also 

 that portion of a fly — about the body. 



Hagaloo Bird. — A snipe. 



Hammer. — That part of a gun-lock which 

 being set free by the trigger, strikes and 

 explodes the percussion cap ; a large 

 bail of iron with a handle to be hurled 

 the greatest distance in Scottish athletic- 

 "Competition. 



Hammock. — A dry knoll or elevation in a 

 swamp, usually covered with trees. 



Handicap. — Allowance given in contests 

 of skill or speed. 



Hang. — To fasten a horse or mule by 

 hanging the bridle over a post, pin, or 

 other elevated projection. 



Hang, v. a, — To suspend, as a carcass of 

 deer, preparatory to dressing it. 



Hardtack. — Ship-bread ; pilot-bread ; 

 large, hard crackers which keep sweet 

 a long time. 



Hardware. — Alcoholic liquors (New- 

 foundland). 



Haw. — The reddish, nictating membrane , 

 or third eyelid, which supplies moisture 

 to the eye. 



Heading.— Home-spun cloth (Southern). 



Heavy. — Big with young. 



Heap. — Many ; much (Indian). 



Heat. — Natural desire at puberty or pe- 

 riodically afterward. 



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