happy hunting ground
nounDefinitions
A Native American idea of the afterlife, conceived of as a paradise in which hunting is…
A Native American idea of the afterlife, conceived of as a paradise in which hunting is plentiful and game unlimited.
- “Hawk-eye! my fathers call me to the happy hunting-grounds. The path is clear, and the eyes of Mohegan grow young.[…]”
- Nevava, the great Ute chief of the White River tribes, had passed into the Happy Hunting Grounds and his sons each claimed the inheritance of ruler.
A land of plenty.
- Most of the Americans who had used up their credit at home and those whose incomes were insufficient for their wants, immediately migrated to these happy hunting grounds, where life was inexpensive and credit unlimited.
- Victoria is not a happy hunting ground for the seeker after the picturesque.
The neighborhood
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