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covert hack

covert hack noun: a horse ridden to and from the hunt (as opposed to the hunter ridden during the hunt).

Noun

covert hack (plural covert hacks)

  1. (historical) A horse ridden to and from the hunt (as opposed to the hunter ridden during the hunt).
    • The honest young country squires, who talked all breakfast time of […] glorious runs of seven hours' hard riding over three counties, and a midnight homeward ride of thirty miles upon their covert hacks; […]1862, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Lady Audley's Secret

Forms of covert hack

pluralcovert hacks

Questions about covert hack

What does covert hack mean?
Covert hack means a horse ridden to and from the hunt (as opposed to the hunter ridden during the hunt).
What part of speech is covert hack?
Covert hack is a noun.
What is the plural of covert hack?
The plural of covert hack is covert hacks.

Words near covert hack in the dictionary

  1. covert channel
  2. covert channels
  3. covert curricula
  4. covert curriculum
  5. covert curriculums
  6. covert hack
  7. covert hacks
  8. covert hound
  9. covert hounds
  10. covert prestige
  11. covert stutter

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