klopjacht
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of kloppen (“to knock, to beat”) + jacht (“hunt”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
klopjacht f (plural klopjachten, diminutive klopjachtje n)
- (originally) battue, hunt where game is driven into the open by loud beating sounds
- (by extension) manhunt or (less common) raid, an organised pursuit of a targeted person