"main earth" meaning in All languages combined

See main earth on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: main earths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} main earth (plural main earths)
  1. (fox hunting) A fox's primary lair.
    Sense id: en-main_earth-en-noun-w2Ulcmjr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1928, Siegfried Sassoon, Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, Penguin, published 2013, page 24",
          "text": "‘What the hell do you mean by leaving the main-earth unstopped?’ the infuriated voice continued.",
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        [
          "lair",
          "lair"
        ]
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      "qualifier": "fox hunting",
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        "(fox hunting) A fox's primary lair."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "main earth"
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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