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drag hunt — or drag hunting : drag 4a(3) * * * drag (def. 27c). [1850 55] * * * drag hunt noun • • • Main Entry: ↑drag * * * drag hunt, a hunt with a … Useful english dictionary
drag hunt — /ˈdræg hʌnt/ (say drag hunt) noun a hunt with a drag or artificial scent …
drag hunt — n. (British) hunt using hounds to follow an artificial scent trail … English contemporary dictionary
drag — /drag/, v., dragged, dragging, n., adj. v.t. 1. to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail: They dragged the carpet out of the house. 2. to search with a drag, grapnel, or the like: They dragged the lake… … Universalium
drag — [drag] vt. dragged, dragging [ME draggen < ON draga (or OE dragan): see DRAW] 1. to pull or draw with force or effort, esp. along the ground; haul 2. a) to move (oneself) with effort b) to force into some situation, action, etc … English World dictionary
Drag hunting — Real photo postcard published in 1916 by photographer E.C. Eddy, showing a hunting party in Southern Pines, North Carolina, including men on horses and dogs. Drag hunting is a sport in which a group of dogs (usually foxhounds or beagles) chase a… … Wikipedia
drag hunting — see drag hunt … Useful english dictionary
hunt — [n] search, chase coursing, exploration, field sport, following, frisking, game, hounding, hunting, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, interrogation, investigation, look see*, meddling, probe, prosecution, prying, pursuance, pursuing, pursuit, quest … New thesaurus
drag — v. & n. v. (dragged, dragging) 1 tr. pull along with effort or difficulty. 2 a tr. allow (one s feet, tail, etc.) to trail along the ground. b intr. trail along the ground. c intr. (of time etc.) go or pass heavily or slowly or tediously. 3 a… … Useful english dictionary
hunt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. chase, drag; pursuit, search. v. t. chase, stalk, follow, trace, pursue, run, trail, hound. v. i. shoot, poach, trap, snare, hawk, ferret. See inquiry. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The pursuit of game] Syn … English dictionary for students
