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Foxhunt

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A hunt for foxes, usually with dogs.

    "It had been intended originally to electrify to Ponteland, but opposition from a local foxhunt in those early days of the century caused the proposal to be abandoned, […]."

  2. 2
    mounted hunters follow hounds in pursuit of a fox wordnet
  3. 3
    A hunt for radio transmitters; radiosport.
Verb
  1. 1
    To hunt foxes, usually with dogs. intransitive

    "He kept a small flock of sheep at Rose Castle, the palace of the bishops of Carlisle, and enjoyed the mild notoriety he accrued through his support for foxhunting in the House of Lords."

  2. 2
    hunt foxes, on horseback and with dogs wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From fox + hunt.

Etymology 2

From fox + hunt.

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