"fox hunting" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} fox hunting (uncountable)
  1. The sport of hunting foxes across country with a pack of hounds by a group of people on foot and horseback, a traditional sport of the landed gentry now controversially banned in Great Britain. Tags: uncountable Related terms: foxhunt
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