fox-huntn.
The chase of a fox with hounds.
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1816 Sporting Mag. 47 288 Next after a fox-hunt, the finest sight in England is a stage-coach just ready to start.
1875 W. S. Hayward Love against World 11 This is my first fox-hunt.
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ˈfox-hunting n. the sport of hunting the fox.
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1674 N. Cox Gentleman's Recreation i. 49 Fox-hunting is very pleasant.
1833 W. H. Maxwell Field Bk. 283/1 Fox-hunting is now the chief amusement of the true British sportsman.
ˈfox-hunting adj.
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1830 N. S. Wheaton Jrnl. 59 A fox-hunting, horse-racing..people.
ˈfox-hunt v. (back formation) (intransitive), also †to fox-hunt it.
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1768 G. Washington Writings (1889) II. 232 Rid up to Toulston in order to fox hunt it.
1772 Dk. Richmond in Burke's Corr. (1844) I. 393 I have engaged a large party..to come here..and stay a month to fox-hunt.
ˈfox-hunter n.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > hunter of specific animal > [noun] > of fox
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1692 R. L'Estrange Fables civ The fox-hunters went their way.
1852 R. S. Surtees Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour x. lvi. 318 Breaking their necks being, as she conceived, the inevitable end of fox-hunters.
ˈfox-huntress n.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > hunter of specific animal > [noun] > of fox
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1829 Sporting Mag. 24 32 A female fox-huntress.
ˈfox-huntsman n. one who hunts the fox.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > hunter of specific animal > [noun] > of fox
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1827 Sporting Mag. 20 93 No bad stem to graft a fox-huntsman on.
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