fox hunting

noun

a sport in which mounted hunters follow hounds in pursuit of a fox.

Origin of fox hunting

First recorded in 1665–75

OTHER WORDS FROM fox hunting

fox hunter, noun

Words nearby fox hunting

foxglove, fox grape, foxhole, foxhound, fox hunt, fox hunting, foxie, foxing, Fox Islands, fox moth, fox snake

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Example sentences from the Web for fox hunting

Fox-hunting bans and motor transport have played their part in the literary decline.
The Best of Brit Lit|Peter Stothard|April 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Fox-hunting for two centuries has been the natural pastime of the Virginia gentry.
The Doctor's Red Lamp|Various
So help yourself,' continued he, passing the 'Wintle,' 'and we will drink his health and success to fox-hunting.'
Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour|R. S. Surtees
These are but short extracts, but they comprise the whole of what is said on the first origin of fox-hunting.
Notes and Queries, Number 231, April 1, 1854|Various

We never knew her to say: these card-playing, fox-hunting people are our inferiors.
My Little Sister|Elizabeth Robins
How admirable is Professor Wilson's description of fox-hunting, quoted here from the "Noctes."
Heads and Tales|Various

British Dictionary definitions for fox hunting

fox-hunting

noun

a sport in which hunters follow a pack of hounds in pursuit of a fox

Derived forms of fox-hunting

fox-hunter, noun

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单词	fox hunting
释义	fox hunting noun a sport in which mounted hunters follow hounds in pursuit of a fox. Origin of fox hunting First recorded in 1665–75 OTHER WORDS FROM fox hunting fox hunter, noun Words nearby fox hunting foxglove, fox grape, foxhole, foxhound, fox hunt, fox hunting, foxie, foxing, Fox Islands, fox moth, fox snake Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fox hunting Fox-hunting bans and motor transport have played their part in the literary decline. The Best of Brit Lit\|Peter Stothard\|April 1, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Fox-hunting for two centuries has been the natural pastime of the Virginia gentry. The Doctor's Red Lamp\|Various So help yourself,' continued he, passing the 'Wintle,' 'and we will drink his health and success to fox-hunting.' Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour\|R. S. Surtees These are but short extracts, but they comprise the whole of what is said on the first origin of fox-hunting. Notes and Queries, Number 231, April 1, 1854\|Various We never knew her to say: these card-playing, fox-hunting people are our inferiors. My Little Sister\|Elizabeth Robins How admirable is Professor Wilson's description of fox-hunting, quoted here from the "Noctes." Heads and Tales\|Various British Dictionary definitions for fox hunting fox-hunting noun a sport in which hunters follow a pack of hounds in pursuit of a fox Derived forms of fox-hunting fox-hunter, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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