The sportsman's dictionary; or, the gentleman's companion [electronic resource] : for town and country. Containing Full And Particular Instructions For Riding, Hunting, Fowling, Setting, Fishing, Racing, Farriery, Cocking, Hawking, &c. With the various methods to be observed in Breeding and Dieting of Horses both for the Road and Turf; also, the management of Dogs, Game-Cocks, Dunghill-Fowls, Turkies, Geese, Ducks, Pigeons, Fish, Singing-Birds, Bees, &c. The Manner Of Curing Their Various Diseases And Accidents; And The Method Of Destroying Insects, Vermin, &c. &c. Collected from the best authors, with numerous additions and improvements, And A Summary Of The Game Laws, by experienced gentlemen. Illustrated with copper-plates, Representing all the different Kinds of Nets, Snares, and Traps, that are now made Use of in Fowling; and the Implements for Angling.