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shooting box

noun

, Chiefly British.
  1. a small house or lodge for use during the shooting season.


shooting box

noun

  1. a small country house providing accommodation for a shooting party during the shooting season Also calledshooting lodge
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of shooting box1

First recorded in 1805–15

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