shooting seat

English

Noun

shooting seat (plural shooting seats)

  1. (rare) A small country house or residence used temporarily while shooting; a shooting box.
    • 1791, Elizabeth Inchbald, A Simple Story, Penguin, published 2009, page 273:
      Lord Elmwood, accompanied by Rushbrook, went to a small shooting seat, about twenty miles distant from Elmwood Castle, for a week's particular sport.
  2. A walking stick that unfolds into a simple seat, originally used by shooters; a shooting stick.
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