HARE AND HOUNDS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An outdoor game; one group of players (the hares) start off on a long run scattering bits of paper (the scent) and pursuers (the hounds) try to catch them before they reach a designated spot

Synonyms:

hare and hounds; paper chase

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("hare and hounds" is a kind of...):

game (an amusement or pastime)

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