foxhunt
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8.2
A ride where people on horses follow hounds to chase a fox
- noun
- /ˈfɑksˌhʌnt/
- UK
:
caza de zorros
- The annual foxhunt attracts equestrians from far and wide, eager to experience the thrill of the chase.
Examples
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Participants in the foxhunt dressed in traditional attire as they followed the scent trail set by the hounds.
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I'm the magistrate, and if I weren't late for my foxhunt, I'd report you for cruelty to animals.
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Every autumn, the local club organizes a foxhunt where participants ride through the countryside with trained hounds.
Synonyms
7
7.3
A chase of a fox by riders and dogs
is the formal organized sport where riders and hounds pursue the animal
hunt
vsfoxhunt
3
4.2
A group of people who chase animals together, often with dogs
is the activity itself rather than the organized group
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Foxhunt is a name made from fox and hunt, where hunt means 'to chase'. That is why a foxhunt is the organised event when riders on horses and dogs chase a fox across the countryside.