HEAD-HUNTING


Meaning of HEAD-HUNTING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌhən-tiŋ ]

noun

Date: 1853

1. : the act or custom of seeking out, decapitating, and preserving the heads of enemies as trophies

2. : a seeking to deprive usually political enemies of position or influence

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.