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FOX HUNTING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fox hunting mean?
• FOX HUNTING (noun)
The noun FOX HUNTING has 1 sense:
1. mounted hunters follow hounds in pursuit of a fox
Familiarity information: FOX HUNTING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mounted hunters follow hounds in pursuit of a fox
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
fox hunting; foxhunt
Hypernyms ("fox hunting" is a kind of...):
hunt; hunting (the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport)
Derivation:
foxhunt (hunt foxes, on horseback and with dogs)
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