vauntlayn.
Now archaic.
The releasing or setting on of a relay of hounds before the other pursuing hounds have passed; the relay of hounds so released.
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1486 Bk. St. Albans E viij b Even at his comyng yf thow lett thy howndys goo While the oder that be behynde fer arn hym froo That is a vauntelay.
1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor Vauntlay, a terme of hunting, when they sette hounds in readynes, where they thinke a chace will passe, and cast them off before the rest of the kennell come in.
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Vauntlay, a tearm of hunting, when they set hounds in readinesse where they think a chase will passe, and cast them off before the rest of the kennel come in. [Hence in Phillips, Holme, etc.]
1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Vauntlay, Hounds or Beagles set in readiness [etc.].
1842 H. Taylor Edwin the Fair i. vi She holds them all together; Relay or vauntlay 'tis the same to her.
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