fox hunting
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The sport of hunting foxes across country with a pack of hounds by a group of people…The sport of hunting foxes across country with a pack of hounds by a group of people on foot and horseback, a traditional sport of the landed gentry now controversially banned in Great Britain.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The sport of hunting foxes across country with a pack of hounds by a group of people on foot and horseback, a traditional sport of the landed gentry now controversially banned in Great Britain.
More definitions
- mounted hunters follow hounds in pursuit of a fox
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- mounted hunters follow hounds in pursuit of a fox:foxhunt
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedfoxhunt
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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