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n.a sport in which hunters on horses ride after dogs in pursuit of a foxfox-huntvi.
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fox hunt — noun • • • Main Entry: ↑fox * * * fox hunt, a sport in which hunters on horseback follow dogs that chase the fox. fox hunt «FOKS HUHNT», intransitive verb. to hunt foxes with hounds. * * * ˈfox hunt [fox hunt fox hunts … Useful english dictionary
fox hunt — n. a sport in which hunters on horses ride after dogs in pursuit of a fox fox hunt vi … English World dictionary
fox|hunt|er — «FOKS HUHN tuhr», noun. one who hunts or pursues foxes with hounds … Useful english dictionary
fox-hunt — n. & v. n. 1 the hunting of foxes with hounds. 2 a particular group of people engaged in this. v.intr. engage in a fox hunt. Derivatives: fox hunter n. fox hunting n. & adj … Useful english dictionary
fox hunt — sport of hunting fox on horseback with the aid of hounds; participate in a fox hunt … English contemporary dictionary
fox-hunt|ing — «FOKS HUHN tihng», noun, adjective. –n. the sport of hunting the fox: »He inherited the family estate at Taynton and with it a taste for fox hunting (Manchester Guardian Weekly). –adj. 1. relating to the hunting of the fox. 2. having the tastes… … Useful english dictionary
fox hunt — Literally, a hunt for a fox. In popular usage, an elaborate enterprise with social significance, referring to a group of riders from a hunt club or assembled by invitation, mounted on wellbred horses known as hunters, and following hounds… … Ballentine's law dictionary
fox hunt — /ˈfɒks hʌnt/ (say foks hunt) noun an instance of fox hunting …
fox-hunt — See: fox hunting … English dictionary
fox·hunt·ing — /ˈfɑːksˌhʌntıŋ/ noun [noncount] : an activity in which people riding horses hunt foxes by using specially trained dogs … Useful english dictionary
