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FOX HUNTING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mounted hunters follow hounds in pursuit of a fox
Synonyms:
fox hunting; foxhunt
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("fox hunting" is a kind of...):
hunt; hunting (the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport)
Derivation:
foxhunt (hunt foxes, on horseback and with dogs)