10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUNTSMAN»
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puntsman in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
puntsman and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Manual of British Rural Sports: Comprising Shooting, ...
Л shot is then made, first springing the fowl by tapping lightly on the bottom of the
punt; those who are attended by a puntsman cause him to give the birds the
alarm, and take advantage of it exactly at the right moment. The amount of
success ...
2
Manual of British rural sports, by Stonehenge
This will be better understood by a reference to the plan given In the opposite
page, in which the shooter la protected from the sea by the deck over his legs;
and between the shooter and the puntsman a canvas, which is there shown
folded up, ...
3
The complete wildfowler
This is worked through the same spur as the puntsman uses to scull through. The
pole is shod with a brass or iron shoe, and weighted with lead, so that it sinks and
enables the fowler to push on the ground wlien the pole end reaches the ...
Stanley Duncan, Cyril Edward Ranger Gull, 1912
4
Modern wildfowling, by 'Wildfowler'.
Now, when once the puntsman has found out from experience the proper
elevation for ordinary work for his gun he is very chary of altering it, and he is
quite right there too ; and at sea he never thinks of interfering with it except for a "
passing" ...
5
The Wildfowler in Scotland
But these are only amongst the hundred adverse circumstances which may arise
at any moment. In weathering a point, the puntsman may meet the tide and a
cross 'jabble' which makes shooting impossible, or the tide may recede so rapidly
...
John Guille Millais, 1901
6
Sporting Magazine: Or, Monthly Calendar of the Transactions ...
A good puntsman, when he has the knowledge of where the birds are feeding,
with muffled paddles steals silently upon them, and, having attained his position,
sends a pound of double B shot among them, literally cutting a lane through the ...
7
The Roman Remains of Northern and Eastern France: A Guidebook
This had additional planking on one side to allow a puntsman to stand and power
the boat along with his pole. Variants of this type of Roman boat have been found
in Switzerland at Yverdorr and Bevaix; in 1990, a section of one of these craft ...
Presently it began to roll with the waves, and Bevis soon found some of the
inconveniences of a flat-bottomed vessel. The old punt always leaked, and the
puntsman being too idle to bale till compelled, the space between the real and
the false ...
9
Widower's House: A Study in Bereavement, Or How Margot and ...
The puntsman stands precariously on the slippery end, instead of on the more
safely recessed stern. But I never saw her punt, and I have never done it myself,
nor wished to. I liked looking at the young women_in punts, as I stood there with
Iris ...
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4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUNTSMAN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
puntsman is used in the context of the following news items.
Get A Kluwe, Morans!
Under the settlement, Kluwe, the team's former “puntsman,” will receive no money himself, but the Vikings will “donate an undisclosed amount to five charities ... «Wonkette, Aug 14»
Student left humiliated after being told he is 'too ugly to punt' on …
Ben described the venomous puntsman as being tall, dark-haired and 'built for the female population.' Rob Ingersent, general manager of Scudamore's said: ... «Daily Mail, Jun 13»
Marsh flooding brings new life to Iraq's 'Garden of Eden'
Our puntsman, Omar, is a lanky youth of about 18. Wearing a long, flowing thawb and loosely tied head scarf, he moves nimbly around the boat in bare feet to ... «BBC News, Jun 13»
Soon just breathing will be considered "sexist"
... panhuman, penman, pterman, pilotman, pithman, placeman, plaidman, plateman, pointman, prehuman, pressman, prizeman, proseman, puntsman, puillman, ... «RenewAmerica, Apr 13»
