01 n. A circle of sportsmen, who, by surrounding an extensive space and gradually closing in, bring a number of deer and game within a narrow compass.
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A circle of sportsmen, who, by surrounding an extensive space and gradually closing in, bring a number of deer and game within a narrow compass.[Scot.]“We'll quell the savage mountaineer, As their tinchel cows the game!” — Sir W. Scott.