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Definition of deerstalker
: a close-fitting hat with a visor at the front and the back and with earflaps that may be worn up or down —called also deerstalker cap, deerstalker hat
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So why not throw on a deerstalker hat, light up a handy meerschaum pipe, and do our best impression of the great detective himself in order to get to the bottom of this case?
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1870
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