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field sports

British  

plural noun

  1. sports carried on in the open countryside, such as hunting, shooting, or fishing

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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However, the deal allows them to disagree on some other topics, including aviation policy, field sports and the future of fee-paying schools.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2021

“Our working with Skillz is not just fun but I think it’s the future for athletes, esports and on the field sports kind of coming together.”

From Reuters Jan. 24, 2020

The National Sporting Library, adjacent to the museum, holds more than 26,000 books on equestrian, angling and field sports.

From New York Times Mar. 13, 2018

Classrooms were cleaned with special products to combat norovirus, and all activities on campus were canceled that day and the following weekend with the exception of field sports.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 18, 2017

He was specially fond of rural and field sports.

From Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting by Sidney Gilpin

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