fox hunt
Britishnoun
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the hunting of foxes with hounds
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an instance of this
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an organization for fox-hunting within a particular area
Example Sentences
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Prosecutors claimed the footage showed "a proper fox hunt going back to the olden days".
From BBC • Aug. 25, 2021
Myopia members still lead a Thanksgiving Day fox hunt that sets out from Appleton Farms in Ipswich, just as it did in the 19th century, and covers a 10-mile loop in two or three hours.
From Washington Times • Jun. 26, 2019
They were all poised to head out on a fox hunt in the still-misty fields in this affluent town in northern Westchester County.
From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2017
There, it came from the “whipper-in” in a fox hunt, the rider who is supposed to keep the hounds bunched in a pack.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2016
The conversating flowed as fast as the wine-the taking of Fort Washington, news from London, plans for a fox hunt.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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