"buck fever" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-buck fever.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} buck fever (uncountable)
  1. (idiomatic) Excitement and nervousness felt by a new hunter upon seeing game. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable Synonyms: duck ague, buck ague
    Sense id: en-buck_fever-en-noun-~2p6ncd~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17
  2. (idiomatic) The yips. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-buck_fever-en-noun-A1sJDITS

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