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
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
One of the first questions that came up was whether the fox hunt could ride over his land — and he was glad to agree.
From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2015
On the wall hung a painting of a fox hunt.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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