foxhunting

noun

fox·hunt·ing ˈfäks-ˌhən-tiŋ

: a pastime in which participants on horseback ride over the countryside following a pack of hounds on the trail of a fox

foxhunt

ˈfäks-ˌhənt

intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web At the six-acre National Sporting Library & Museum, founded in 1954, visitors can explore the heritage and history of foxhunting, steeplechasing, and many other classic hunt country pastimes. —

Sarah Zlotnick, Country Living, 8 Nov. 2022 South Hamilton’s foxhunting and private country club, Myopia Hunt Club, is featured in the movie, as is one Cambridge house. —

Diti Kohli, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Feb. 2021 Conservatives tend to be upset by his enthusiasm for Islam and his environmentalism; liberals object to his vehement defense of foxhunting and his protectiveness of Britain’s ancient social hierarchies. —

Zoë Heller, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2017

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