foxhunt
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2ADJ.
early, local
PREP.
from, in
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noun
A hunt for foxes, usually with dogs.
It had been intended originally to electrify to Ponteland, but opposition from a local foxhunt in those early days of the century caused the proposal to be abandoned, […].
A hunt for radio transmitters; radiosport.
verb
To hunt foxes, usually with dogs.
He kept a small flock of sheep at Rose Castle, the palace of the bishops of Carlisle, and enjoyed the mild notoriety he accrued through his support for foxhunting in the House of Lords.
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2It had been intended originally to electrify to Ponteland, but opposition from a local foxhunt in those early days of the century caused the proposal to be abandoned, […].
WiktionaryHe kept a small flock of sheep at Rose Castle, the palace of the bishops of Carlisle, and enjoyed the mild notoriety he accrued through his support for foxhunting in the House of Lords.
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