单词 | to run upon the foil |
释义 | > as lemmasto run upon the foil b. Phrases. to run (or †take) the foil, to run upon the foil: to run over the same track a second time (with the effect of baffling the hounds). to break her foil: to run out of the track after having doubled. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > thing hunted or game > action of game > [verb (intransitive)] > baffle the hounds to run (or take) the foil1601 to run upon the foil1601 to lose the scent1682 1601 in E. Farr Sel. Poetry Reign Elizabeth (1845) II. 431 The chafed deare doth take the foyle. 1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine iv. iii. 44 No Hare, when hardly put to it..and running foile, makes moe doublings. 1781 P. Beckford Thoughts on Hunting xi. 151 You must..try to hit her off where she breaks her foil. 1798 Sporting Mag. 11 87 The ground so stained by running the foil that the scent lay with no certainty. 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) (at cited word) To run the foil. < as lemmas |
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