stalking horse

[ staw-king hawrs ]

/ ˈstɔ kɪŋ ˌhɔrs /

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noun

a horse, or a figure of a horse, behind which a hunter hides in stalking game.

anything put forward to mask plans or efforts; pretext.

a political candidate used to conceal the candidacy of a more important figure or to draw votes from and cause the defeat of a rival.

Also stalk·ing-horse .

Origin of stalking horse

First recorded in 1510–20

Words nearby stalking horse

stalked, stalked puffball, stalker, stalk-eyed, stalking, stalking horse, stalkless, stalky, stall, stallage, stall-fed

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Example sentences from the Web for stalking horse

Butts had been introduced as a stalking-horse, but there was no doubt about Si's admiration of his "handiness."
The Magnetic North|Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond)
But the unwisdom of the king serves him for a stalking-horse while secretly he pursues the goal of his private ambition.
The Growth of English Drama|Arnold Wynne
Thus Balder the Beautiful in my hands is little more than a stalking-horse to carry two heavy pack-loads of facts.
Balder The Beautiful, Vol. I.|Sir James George Frazer
The sotie was directly satirical, and only assumed the guise of folly as a stalking-horse for shooting wit.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2|Various

I take no delight in the stalking-horse, for I catch such cold that I am like to founder myself at that sport.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais

British Dictionary definitions for stalking horse

stalking-horse

noun

a horse or an imitation one used by a hunter to hide behind while stalking his quarry

something serving as a means of concealing plans; pretext

a candidate put forward by one group to divide the opposition or mask the candidacy of another person for whom the stalking-horse would then withdraw

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单词	stalking horse
释义	stalking horse [ staw-king hawrs ] / ˈstɔ kɪŋ ˌhɔrs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR stalking horse ON THESAURUS.COM noun a horse, or a figure of a horse, behind which a hunter hides in stalking game. anything put forward to mask plans or efforts; pretext. a political candidate used to conceal the candidacy of a more important figure or to draw votes from and cause the defeat of a rival. Also stalk·ing-horse . Origin of stalking horse First recorded in 1510–20 Words nearby stalking horse stalked, stalked puffball, stalker, stalk-eyed, stalking, stalking horse, stalkless, stalky, stall, stallage, stall-fed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stalking horse Butts had been introduced as a stalking-horse, but there was no doubt about Si's admiration of his "handiness." The Magnetic North\|Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond) But the unwisdom of the king serves him for a stalking-horse while secretly he pursues the goal of his private ambition. The Growth of English Drama\|Arnold Wynne Thus Balder the Beautiful in my hands is little more than a stalking-horse to carry two heavy pack-loads of facts. Balder The Beautiful, Vol. I.\|Sir James George Frazer The sotie was directly satirical, and only assumed the guise of folly as a stalking-horse for shooting wit. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2\|Various I take no delight in the stalking-horse, for I catch such cold that I am like to founder myself at that sport. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.\|Francois Rabelais British Dictionary definitions for stalking horse stalking-horse noun a horse or an imitation one used by a hunter to hide behind while stalking his quarry something serving as a means of concealing plans; pretext a candidate put forward by one group to divide the opposition or mask the candidacy of another person for whom the stalking-horse would then withdraw 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 Words related to stalking horse also-ran, long shot, underdog, sleeper, hound, courser, chaser, foxhound, gun dog, hound dog, improbability, unknown, unknown quantity, unlikelihood, upsetter
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stalking horse

noun

Origin of stalking horse

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Example sentences from the Web for stalking horse

British Dictionary definitions for stalking horse

noun

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