"hunting pink" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hunting pinks [plural]
Etymology: Theories that the phrase derived from a tailor called Pink appear to be folk-etymology. For further discussion see here (archived from the original). Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hunting pink (countable and uncountable, plural hunting pinks)
  1. Scarlet, as worn by fox-hunters. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-hunting_pink-en-noun-ixYEkgUa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35
  2. (in the plural) The traditional scarlet jacket and related attire worn by fox-hunters. Tags: countable, in-plural, uncountable
    Sense id: en-hunting_pink-en-noun-N52pRbwH

Inflected forms

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