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in season |
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in season 1. [of a game animal] subject to legal hunting. You cannot shoot ducks. They are not in season. 2. [of a female animal] ready to breed; in estrus; in heat. The cat's in season again. 3. to be currently available for selling. (Some foods and other things are available only at certain seasons. *Typically: be ~; come [into] ~.) Oysters are available in season. Strawberries aren't in season in January. See also: season in season 1. available fresh locally Strawberries are in season here in May and June. Usage notes: usually said about food 2. at the time of year when something is popular In season, the rooms with an ocean view are more than $300 a night. 3. at the time of year when hunting or fishing is legal Trout are now in season, which means the rivers are full of people fishing. Opposite of: out of seasonSee also: season How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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If his meal is not ready in season, he takes his rifle, hies to the forest or prairie, shoots his own game, lights his fire, and cooks his repast. Marmaduke was apprised of all these preparations by letter, and it was especially arranged that he and Elizabeth should arrive in season to participate in the solemnities of the evening. "I know," he thought, "that fashion not only in him, but in all city people, who, after being twice in ten years in the country, pick up two or three phrases and use them in season and out of season, firmly persuaded that they know all about it. |
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