Quorn

Quorn
I. Quorn™ n [U]
a soft whitish food made from a natural protein, used in cooking as an alternative to meat, especially by vegetarians (= people who do not eat meat).
II. the Quorn
one of Britain’s best-known fox hunts (= groups of people who hunt foxes), established in Leicestershire in 1698. In 1991 a film was secretly made showing a fox being torn apart by the Quorn’s hounds (= dogs trained to hunt), which shocked many people when it was shown on television.
➡ note at field sports.

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