hearst Hunting.
Also 7–8 hearse.
A hind of the second or third year.
| 1674 N. Cox Gentl. Recreat. (1677) 7 A Hinde..is called the first year, a Calf. The second year, a Hearse; and sometimes we say Brockets Sister. 1774 Goldsm. Nat. Hist. ii. v. (1862) I. 324 The female is called a hind..the second year she is a hearse. 1877 ‘Stonehenge’ Brit. Sports (1886) 134 According to the Devonshire Hunt—Deer under one year are called Calves; till three, the male a Brocket, and the female a Hearst. |