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DEERSTALKER

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deer⋅stalk⋅er

[deer-staw-ker]
–noun
1. a person who stalks deer.
2. Also called fore-and-after. a close-fitting woolen cap having a visor in front and in back, with earflaps usually raised and tied on top of the crown, worn as a hunting cap: esp. associated with Sherlock Holmes.

Origin:
1810–20; deer + stalker


deerstalking, noun
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deer·stalk·er   (dîr'stô'kər)   
n.  A tight-fitting hat with visors in the front and back, originally worn by hunters.
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