Online Encyclopedia

SHIKAR

Online Encyclopedia

Originally appearing in Volume V24, Page 858 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

» Make a correction to this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.

Encyclopedia Home :: SHA-SIV

Spread the word:

del.icio.us it!

SHIKAR , the

See also:

See also:

TERM

term for

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, in the sense of

See also:

SHOOTING

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 . The word is in universal use by Anglo-

See also:

INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN

Indians for the pursuit of large

See also:

GAME

game, such as

See also:

tiger-shooting and

See also:

pig-sticking . The shikari is either the native

See also:

EXPERT (Lat. expertus, from experiri, to try)

expert, who marks the game for the sportsman, or else the

See also:

EUROPEAN

European sportsman himself .

End of Article: SHIKAR

[back]
SHIITES (from Arab. shi`a, a party, and then a sect...

[next]
SHIKARPUR

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.

» Add information or comments to this article.

Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click and select "copy." Paste it into a website, email, or other HTML document.

Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.
Links to articles and home page are encouraged.