See also:

• CHEETA (CHITA)

CHEETA (See also:

• CHITA

CHITA)  , Or See also:

• HUNTING (the verbal substantive from " hunt "; O. Eng. huntian, hunta; apparently connected with O. Eng. hentan, Gothic hinpan, to capture, O.H.G. hunda,booty)

HUNTING-See also:

• LEOPARD

LEOPARD (Cynaelurus jubetus, formerly known as Gueparda jubata), a member of the See also:

• FAMILY

family Felidae, distinguished by its claws being only partially retractile (see See also:

• CARNIVORA

CARNIVORA) . The See also:

• CHEETA (CHITA)

cheeta attains a length of 3 to 4 ft.; it is of a See also:

• PALE (through Fr. pal, from Lat. palms, a stake, for paglus, from the stem pag- of pangere, to fix; " pole " is from the same original source)

pale fulvous See also:

• COLOUR (Lat. color, connected with celare, to hide, the root meaning, therefore, being that of a covering)

colour, marked with numerous spots of See also:

• BLACK
• BLACK, ADAM (1784-1874)
• BLACK, JEREMIAH SULLIVAN (1810–1883)
• BLACK, WILLIAM (1841-1898)

black on the upper See also:

• SURFACE

surface and sides, and is nearly See also:

• WHITE
• WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
• WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
• WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
• WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
• WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
• WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
• WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
• WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
• WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
• WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
• WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)

white beneath . The See also:

• FUR (connected with O. Fr. forre, a sheath or case; so " an outer covering ")

fur is somewhat crisp, altogether lacking the sleekness which characterizes the fur of the typical See also:

• CATS, JACOB (1577-1660)

cats, and the tail is See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long and somewhat bushy at the extremity . In confinement the cheeta soon becomes fond of those who are See also:

• KIND (O. E. ge-cynde, from the same root as is seen in " kin," supra)

kind to it, and gives See also:

• EVIDENCE (Lat. evidentia, evideri, to appear clearly)

evidence of its See also:

• ATTACHMENT

attachment in an open, See also:

• DOG

dog-like manner . The cheeta is found throughout See also:

• AFRICA
• AFRICA, ROMAN

Africa and See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern See also:

• ASIA

Asia, and has been employed for centuries in See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India and See also:

• PERSIA

Persia in hunting antelopes and other See also:

• GAME

game . According to See also:

• SIR

Sir W . See also:

• JONES
• JONES, ALFRED GILPIN (1824-1906)
• JONES, EBENEZER (182o-186o)
• JONES, ERNEST CHARLES (1819-1869)
• JONES, HENRY (1831-1899)
• JONES, HENRY ARTHUR (1851- )
• JONES, INIGO (1573-1651)
• JONES, JOHN (c. 1800-1882)
• JONES, MICHAEL (d. 1649)
• JONES, OWEN (1741-1814)
• JONES, OWEN (1809-1874)
• JONES, RICHARD (179o-1855)
• JONES, SIR ALFRED LEWIS (1845-1909)
• JONES, SIR WILLIAM (1746-1794)
• JONES, THOMAS RUPERT (1819– )
• JONES, WILLIAM (1726-1800)

Jones, this mode of hunting originated with Hushing, See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king of Persia, 865 B.C., and afterwards became so popular that certain of the Mongol emperors were in the See also:

• HABIT (through the French from Lat. habitus, from habere, to have, hold, or, in a reflective sense, to be in a certain condition; in many of the English senses the French use habitude, not habit)

habit of being accompanied in their sporting expeditions by a thousand hunting leopards . In prosecuting this See also:

• SPORT (a contracted or shortened form of "disport," to amuse, divert oneself, O. Fr. se dis porter or deporter, to leave off work, hence to play, Lat. dis-, away, and portare, to carry; the origin of the meaning lies in the notion of turning away from ser

sport at the See also:

• PRESENT

present See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day the cheeta is conveyed to the See also:

• FIELD (a word common to many West German languages, cf. Ger. Feld, Dutch veld, possibly cognate with O.E. f olde, the earth, and ultimately with root of the Gr. irAaror, broad)
• FIELD, CYRUS WEST (1819-1892)
• FIELD, DAVID DUDLEY (18o5-1894)
• FIELD, EUGENE (1850-1895)
• FIELD, FREDERICK (18o1—1885)
• FIELD, HENRY MARTYN (1822-1907)
• FIELD, JOHN (1782—1837)
• FIELD, MARSHALL (183 1906)
• FIELD, NATHAN (1587—1633)
• FIELD, STEPHEN JOHNSON (1816-1899)
• FIELD, WILLIAM VENTRIS FIELD, BARON (1813-1907)

field in a See also:

• LOW, SETH (1850- )
• LOW, WILL HICOK (1853- )

low See also:

• CAR (Late Lat. carra)

car without sides, hooded and chained like hunting-birds in See also:

• EUROPE

Europe in the days of See also:

• FALCONRY (Fr. fauconnerie, from Late Lat. falco, falcon)

falconry . When a See also:

• HERD (a word common to Teutonic languages; the O. Eng. form was heord; cf. Ger. Herde, Swed. and Dan. hjord; the Sans. ca'rdhas, which shows the pre-Teutonic form, means a troop)

herd of See also:

• DEER (O. E. rigor, dfor, a common Teutonic word, meaning a wild animal, cf. Ger. Tier, Du. dier, &c., probably from a root dhus-, to breathe)
• DEER, CHINESE

deer or antelopes is seen, the car, which bears a See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

close resemblance to the See also:

• ORDINARY (med. Lat. ordinarius, Fr. ordinaire)

ordinary vehicles used by the peasants, is usually brought within zoo yds. of the game before the latter takes alarm; the cheeta is then let loose and the See also:

• HOOD,
• HOOD, JOHN BELL (1831–1879)
• HOOD, SAMUEL HOOD, VISCOUNT (1724–1816)
• HOOD, SIR SAMUEL (1762-1814)
• HOOD, THOMAS (1799-1845)
• HOOD, TOM (1835–1874)

hood removed from its eyes . No sooner does it see the herd, than dropping from the car on the See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side remote from it sprey, it approaches stealthily, making use of whatever means of concealment the nature of the ground permits, until observed, when making a few gigantic See also:

• BOUNDS, BEATING THE

bounds, it generally arrives in the midst of the herd and brings down its victim with a stroke of its paw . The sportsman then approaches, draws off a bowl of the victim's See also:

• BLOOD

blood, and puts it before the cheeta, which is again hooded and led back to the car . Should it not succeed in reaching the herd in the first few bounds, it makes no further effort to pursue, but retires seemingly dispirited to the car .

In Africa the cheeta is only valued for its skin, which is worn by chiefs and other See also:

• PEOPLE

people of See also:

• RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank . It should be added that in India the name cheeta (See also:

• CHITA

chita) is applied also to the leopard .