hark-back
hark-back · hark-backs
An act of hounds retracing a course in order to pick up the lost scent of preyAn act of hounds retracing a course in order to pick up the lost scent of prey.
UK/ˈhɑːkbæk/US/ˈhɑɹkˌbæk/
Meaning
2 sensesAn act of hounds retracing a course in order to pick up the lost scent of prey.
(figuratively)An act of alluding, returning, or reverting (to a subject previously mentioned, etc.); also, an act of evoking, or longing or pining for (a past era or event).
Origin
Deverbal from hark back.Deverbal from hark back.
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