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caller
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1n.
a hunter skilled in luring game with a call (def. 1b).
Quotations
1866
The caller . . . retires . . . to the rear of the sportsmen [moose hunting]. . . .
1955
. . . one day . . . an incident happened which was to result in considerable fame to himself as a "caller" of deer.
2n.
a device for making such a call, especially a bark horn.
Quotations
1872
Suddenly the Indian pointing with his "caller" towards the end of the barrons, ejaculated in a low voice. . . .
3n.
a person who chants or calls out the changes or movements for square dances.
See: caller-off
Quotations
1912
The little school filled with dancers, the single fiddler forming the only orchestra, and the caller--in this case a half-breed--shouting out the dance at the far end of the room.
1961
The caller would start off with "Allemande left and the corners all" and the shanty rocked to the tune of "Irish Washerwoman," "Cork Boots" and "Give Her a Calabogie."