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Origin of drag hunt

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby drag hunt

draggle, draggle-tail, draggle-tailed, draggy, draghound, drag hunt, drag in, drag king, draglift, dragline, dragline crane

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How to use drag hunt in a sentence

Come on, Uncle Philip; we'll have a first-class drag-hunt before we unlock the schoolroom and let them out.
The Younger Set|Robert W. Chambers
He had stopped at David's, and had heard that on Monday there was to be a drag-hunt and breakfast at the club.
Mistress Anne|Temple Bailey
It tastes like the smell of a drag hunt, she said after a while.
Bye-Ways|Robert Smythe Hichens
"If you'll come up to the nursery we'll have a drag-hunt for you," pleaded Drina.
The Younger Set|Robert W. Chambers

If you want to, you may see her tomorrow, though, at the drag hunt of the club.
The Social Gangster|Arthur B. Reeve

British Dictionary definitions for drag hunt

drag hunt

noun

a hunt in which hounds follow an artificial trail of scent

a club that organizes such hunts

verb drag-hunt

to follow draghounds, esp on horseback, or cause (draghounds) to follow an artificial trail of scent

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