
Meaning of BUCK FEVER
| Pronunciation: | | buk 'feevur
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] nervous excitement of an inexperienced hunter |
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| | See Also: | | fever | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Buck fever\
Intense excitement at the sight of deer or other game, such
as often unnerves a novice in hunting. [Colloq.]
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Thesaurus Terms |
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| | Related Terms: | | agitation, apprehensiveness, attack of nerves, case of nerves, excessive irritability, fear, fidgetiness, fidgets, morbid excitability, nerves, nervosity, nervous stomach, nervousness, panic, panickiness, spell of nerves, stage fright, state of nerves, tic, trepidation, twitching, uneasiness, vellication |
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