paper-chasing
- a word derived from paper chase.
Example Sentences
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"When he isn't hunting, or paper-chasing, or—baking cakes," said Bertie.
From The Knave of Diamonds by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)
You'll want two horses, my boy," he announced, "if you're going in for paper-chasing and the gymkhana; you might chance on a bargain, too.
From The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma by Croker, B. M. (Bithia Mary)
As for football, hockey, paper-chasing, and the other school sports, I was, of course, excluded both by my own pride and the action of the school.
From Boycotted And Other Stories by Reed, Talbot Baines
Some years ago my wife met with a bad accident—a fall, out paper-chasing.
From The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma by Croker, B. M. (Bithia Mary)
The kids are still paper-chasing, and Miss Campion, overcome by the heat, has retired to bed.
From The Keeper of the Door by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)
