| 单词 | belvoir hunt |
| 释义 | > as lemmasBelvoir hunt Usually with the. (The name of) a celebrated hunt that meets at Belvoir. Also (and in earliest use) more fully Belvoir hunt. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > [noun] > hunt > specific Pytchley Hunt1766 Belvoir1788 Quorn1802 Pytchley1841 1788 Morning Chron. 18 Jan. The Belvoir Hunt, which was threatened with annihilation, by the loss of its late excellent master, will be carried on with its accustomed spirit. 1815 Sporting Mag. Apr. 41 The finale of the season in the Belvoir and Quorn hunts. 1883 E. Pennell-Elmhirst Cream Leics. 314 The Belvoir have..had a screaming run, a brilliant day, and a grand finish. 1908 Fores's Sporting Notes & Sketches 25 74 A hunt servant to the Belvoir has never appeared riding a long-docked horse. 1960 N. Pevsner Leics. & Rutland (Buildings of Eng.) 11 The layman may well think of the Quorn and the Belvoir Hunts before he thinks of Coalville. 2003 Times 13 Dec. (Weekend Review section) 31/3 Forty years ago, the Belvoir was the smartest, most crowded and hardest-riding pack in the country. < as lemmas |
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