| 单词 | covert hack |
| 释义 | > as lemmascovert hack covert hack n. a horse for riding to the ‘meet’, or to the covert, where he is exchanged for the hunter. ΚΠ 1798 Morning Post & Gazetteer 1 May (advt.) George, a Brown ditto, eight years old, has been used as a covert hack, and in the summer to harness, in which he is remarkably clever and steady. 1912 Manch. Guardian 23 Jan. 14 The motor-car..being used to follow hounds without any pretence of their acting as covert hacks. 1982 Times 15 May 18 The function of the show hack, as opposed to that of the Park of Covert hack, has always been imprecise. 2001 R. Belben Hound Music (2002) 191 The smart covert hack Absalom, who got one with no exertion at twelve miles an hour to a distant meet. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。