= fox and hounds n. at fox, n. compounds 2d.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > hiding or chasing game > [noun] > hare and hounds (14) hunt the foxa1600 = fox and hounds n. at fox, n. compounds 2d. hunt the hare1762 = hare and hounds n. at hare, n. compounds 1b. fox and hounds1821 a boys' game, in which the ‘hounds’ chase the ‘fox’. hare and hounds1839 = paperchase, n. fox-chase1856 (a) = fox-hunt, n.: (b) a game in imitation of this, also attributive. paperchase1856 A cross-country race in which the runners follow a trail marked by torn-up paper; = hare and hounds n. at hare, n. compounds 1b. Also in extended… paper hunt1871 a paperchase (now usually figurative). Subcategories:— participant (5) — part of course (1) — fragments of paper (1) |
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