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shikar

American  
[shi-kahr] / ʃɪˈkɑr /

noun

  1. the hunting of game for sport.

verb (used with or without object)

shikarred, shikarring

  1. to hunt.

shikar British  
/ ʃɪˈkɑː /

noun

  1. hunting, esp big-game hunting

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verb

  1. to hunt (game, esp big game)

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Etymology

Origin of shikar

1600–10; < Urdu < Persian

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