definitions

drag hunt

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noun

drag(def 27c).

Nearby words

drag, drag bunt, drag chain, drag coefficient, drag down, drag hunt, drag in, drag king, drag link, drag on, drag one's ass

Origin of drag hunt

First recorded in 1850–55
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Examples from the Web for drag hunt

  • 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

  • "If you'll come up to the nursery we'll have a drag-hunt for you," pleaded Drina.

    The Younger Set|Robert W. Chambers

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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