drag hunt

noun

1. drag ( def 33c ).

drag hunt

noun

1. a hunt in which hounds follow an artificial trail of scent
2. a club that organizes such hunts

verb

1. to follow draghounds, esp on horseback, or cause (draghounds) to follow an artificial trail of scent

Word History and Origins

Origin of drag hunt¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

Come on, Uncle Philip; we'll have a first-class drag-hunt before we unlock the schoolroom and let them out.

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He had stopped at David's, and had heard that on Monday there was to be a drag-hunt and breakfast at the club.

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It tastes like the smell of a drag hunt, she said after a while.

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"If you'll come up to the nursery we'll have a drag-hunt for you," pleaded Drina.

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If you want to, you may see her tomorrow, though, at the drag hunt of the club.

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