Fox-hunting
noun
1.
a sport in which mounted hunters follow hounds in pursuit of a fox.
noun
1.
a sport in which hunters follow a pack of hounds in pursuit of a fox
n.
1670s, from fox (n.) + hunting. Related: Fox-hunt; fox-hunter.
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