foxhunt

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Scrabble points
20
Words With Friends
21
Letters
7

Definition of foxhunt

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A hunt for foxes, usually with dogs.
    “It had been intended originally to electrify to Ponteland, but opposition from a local foxhunt in those early days of the century caused the proposal to be abandoned, […].”
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noun

  1. A hunt for foxes, usually with dogs.
    “It had been intended originally to electrify to Ponteland, but opposition from a local foxhunt in those early days of the century caused the proposal to be abandoned, […].”
  2. A hunt for radio transmitters; radiosport.

verb

  1. (intransitive)To hunt foxes, usually with dogs.
    “He kept a small flock of sheep at Rose Castle, the palace of the bishops of Carlisle, and enjoyed the mild notoriety he accrued through his support for foxhunting in the House of Lords.”

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Etymology

From fox + hunt.

Hooks

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