Snipe hunt (English Wikipedia)

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See Glimm (1983, p. 187): "Collected all over the United States, the snipe hunt story is an old European folktale (motif J2349.6). In France it is known as 'Hunting the Dahut'".
See also Chartois & Claudel (1945): "Translator's note: Dahut hunting is comparable to our American snipe hunting". Glimm, James Y. (1983). Flatlanders and Ridgerunners: Folktales from the Mountains of Northern Pennsylvania. University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-5345-5. Chartois, Jo; Claudel, Calvin (1945). "Hunting the Dahut: A French Folk Custom". The Journal of American Folklore. 58 (227): 21–24. doi:10.2307/535332. ISSN 1535-1882. JSTOR 535332.

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For snipe as a real bird, see Fee & Webb (2016, p. 514); Marsh (2015, pp. 45–48); Palmatier (1995, p. 357).
As an imaginary creature, see Brunvand (1996, p. 233); Marsh (2015, pp. 45–48).
For snipe hunt as summer camp prank, see Fee & Webb (2016, p. 514); Paris (2008, pp. 104–5).
As camp prank more generally, see Brunvand (1996, p. 233); Marsh (2015, pp. 45–48); Watts (2006, p. 206). Fee, Christopher R.; Webb, Jeffrey B., eds. (2016). American myths, legends, and tall tales : an encyclopedia of American folklore: 3 Volumes. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-61069-567-1. Marsh, Moira (2015). Practically Joking. Logan: Utah State University Press. ISBN 978-0-87421-983-8. Palmatier, Robert Allen (1995). Speaking of Animals: A Dictionary of Animal Metaphors. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing. ISBN 0-313-29490-9. Brunvand, Jan Harold, ed. (1996). American Folklore: An Encyclopedia. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-8153-0751-9. Marsh, Moira (2015). Practically Joking. Logan: Utah State University Press. ISBN 978-0-87421-983-8. Fee, Christopher R.; Webb, Jeffrey B., eds. (2016). American myths, legends, and tall tales : an encyclopedia of American folklore: 3 Volumes. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-61069-567-1. Paris, Leslie (2008). Children's Nature: The Rise of the American Summer Camp. New York University Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-6750-4. Brunvand, Jan Harold, ed. (1996). American Folklore: An Encyclopedia. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-8153-0751-9. Marsh, Moira (2015). Practically Joking. Logan: Utah State University Press. ISBN 978-0-87421-983-8. Watts, Linda S. (2006). Encyclopedia of American folklore. New York, NY: Facts On File. ISBN 0-8160-5699-4.
For method of the prank, see Brunvand (1996, pp. 233, 1233); Fee & Webb (2016, p. 514); Marsh (2015, pp. 45–48); O'Neil (2014); Palmatier (1995, p. 357); Watts (2006, p. 206).
For implements used, see Fee & Webb (2016, p. 514); Palmatier (1995, p. 357).
For "holding the bag", see Bronner (2012, p. 260); Marsh (2015, pp. 45–48); Palmatier (1995, p. 357). Brunvand, Jan Harold, ed. (1996). American Folklore: An Encyclopedia. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-8153-0751-9. Fee, Christopher R.; Webb, Jeffrey B., eds. (2016). American myths, legends, and tall tales : an encyclopedia of American folklore: 3 Volumes. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-61069-567-1. Marsh, Moira (2015). Practically Joking. Logan: Utah State University Press. ISBN 978-0-87421-983-8. O'Neil, Gerard (2014). "The Squonk: A Small Tale From Franklin County". In White, Thomas (ed.). Supernatural Lore of Pennsylvania: Ghosts, Monsters and Miracles. Charleston: History Press. ISBN 978-1-62619-498-4. Palmatier, Robert Allen (1995). Speaking of Animals: A Dictionary of Animal Metaphors. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing. ISBN 0-313-29490-9. Watts, Linda S. (2006). Encyclopedia of American folklore. New York, NY: Facts On File. ISBN 0-8160-5699-4. Fee, Christopher R.; Webb, Jeffrey B., eds. (2016). American myths, legends, and tall tales : an encyclopedia of American folklore: 3 Volumes. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-61069-567-1. Palmatier, Robert Allen (1995). Speaking of Animals: A Dictionary of Animal Metaphors. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing. ISBN 0-313-29490-9. Bronner, Simon J. (2012). Campus traditions : folklore from the old-time college to the modern mega-university. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-61703-615-6. Marsh, Moira (2015). Practically Joking. Logan: Utah State University Press. ISBN 978-0-87421-983-8. Palmatier, Robert Allen (1995). Speaking of Animals: A Dictionary of Animal Metaphors. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing. ISBN 0-313-29490-9.
As a fool's errand, see Marsh (2015, pp. 8, 45–48); Watts (2006, p. 206).
As a wild-goose chase, see Paris (2008, pp. 104–5).
For earliest date, see Marsh (2015, pp. 45–48). Marsh, Moira (2015). Practically Joking. Logan: Utah State University Press. ISBN 978-0-87421-983-8. Watts, Linda S. (2006). Encyclopedia of American folklore. New York, NY: Facts On File. ISBN 0-8160-5699-4. Paris, Leslie (2008). Children's Nature: The Rise of the American Summer Camp. New York University Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-6750-4. Marsh, Moira (2015). Practically Joking. Logan: Utah State University Press. ISBN 978-0-87421-983-8.
The snipe hunt is classified as a variation of Thompson motif J2349, Fool's Errand (Bronner 2012, p. 260). Bronner, Simon J. (2012). Campus traditions : folklore from the old-time college to the modern mega-university. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-61703-615-6.
Bronner (2008, p. 72); Fee & Webb (2016, p. 514) Bronner, Simon J. (2008). Killing Tradition: Inside Hunting and Animal Rights Controversies. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-2528-2. Fee, Christopher R.; Webb, Jeffrey B., eds. (2016). American myths, legends, and tall tales : an encyclopedia of American folklore: 3 Volumes. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-61069-567-1.
For role in hazing and group unity, see Bronner (2012, p. 260); Paris (2008, pp. 104–5); Fee & Webb (2016, p. 514).
For association with the Boy Scouts, see Fee & Webb (2016, p. 514). Bronner, Simon J. (2012). Campus traditions : folklore from the old-time college to the modern mega-university. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-61703-615-6. Paris, Leslie (2008). Children's Nature: The Rise of the American Summer Camp. New York University Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-6750-4. Fee, Christopher R.; Webb, Jeffrey B., eds. (2016). American myths, legends, and tall tales : an encyclopedia of American folklore: 3 Volumes. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-61069-567-1. Fee, Christopher R.; Webb, Jeffrey B., eds. (2016). American myths, legends, and tall tales : an encyclopedia of American folklore: 3 Volumes. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-61069-567-1.
According to Fee & Webb (2016), "Similar fool's errands or wild-goose chases of this kind might include being sent to find a 'smoke-bender' for the campfire or a 'sky-hook' to move a heavy object" (p. 514). Fee, Christopher R.; Webb, Jeffrey B., eds. (2016). American myths, legends, and tall tales : an encyclopedia of American folklore: 3 Volumes. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-61069-567-1.
Marsh (2015), pp. 45–48. Marsh, Moira (2015). Practically Joking. Logan: Utah State University Press. ISBN 978-0-87421-983-8.
Brunvand (1996), p. 1233. Brunvand, Jan Harold, ed. (1996). American Folklore: An Encyclopedia. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-8153-0751-9.
O'Neil (2014). O'Neil, Gerard (2014). "The Squonk: A Small Tale From Franklin County". In White, Thomas (ed.). Supernatural Lore of Pennsylvania: Ghosts, Monsters and Miracles. Charleston: History Press. ISBN 978-1-62619-498-4.

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See Glimm (1983, p. 187): "Collected all over the United States, the snipe hunt story is an old European folktale (motif J2349.6). In France it is known as 'Hunting the Dahut'".
See also Chartois & Claudel (1945): "Translator's note: Dahut hunting is comparable to our American snipe hunting". Glimm, James Y. (1983). Flatlanders and Ridgerunners: Folktales from the Mountains of Northern Pennsylvania. University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-5345-5. Chartois, Jo; Claudel, Calvin (1945). "Hunting the Dahut: A French Folk Custom". The Journal of American Folklore. 58 (227): 21–24. doi:10.2307/535332. ISSN 1535-1882. JSTOR 535332.

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See Glimm (1983, p. 187): "Collected all over the United States, the snipe hunt story is an old European folktale (motif J2349.6). In France it is known as 'Hunting the Dahut'".
See also Chartois & Claudel (1945): "Translator's note: Dahut hunting is comparable to our American snipe hunting". Glimm, James Y. (1983). Flatlanders and Ridgerunners: Folktales from the Mountains of Northern Pennsylvania. University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-5345-5. Chartois, Jo; Claudel, Calvin (1945). "Hunting the Dahut: A French Folk Custom". The Journal of American Folklore. 58 (227): 21–24. doi:10.2307/535332. ISSN 1535-1882. JSTOR 535332.

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"gamusino". Diccionario de la lengua española. April 22, 2023.

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See Glimm (1983, p. 187): "Collected all over the United States, the snipe hunt story is an old European folktale (motif J2349.6). In France it is known as 'Hunting the Dahut'".
See also Chartois & Claudel (1945): "Translator's note: Dahut hunting is comparable to our American snipe hunting". Glimm, James Y. (1983). Flatlanders and Ridgerunners: Folktales from the Mountains of Northern Pennsylvania. University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-5345-5. Chartois, Jo; Claudel, Calvin (1945). "Hunting the Dahut: A French Folk Custom". The Journal of American Folklore. 58 (227): 21–24. doi:10.2307/535332. ISSN 1535-1882. JSTOR 535332.