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drag hunts

drag hunts is the plural of drag hunt.

Meaning of drag hunt

Noun

drag hunt (plural drag hunts)

  1. A horseback chase which uses hounds and is similar to a fox hunt, except that the dogs do not pursue a live animal but, rather, follow a trail created by dragging a scent along a regular, predefined course which is designed to allow sustained riding at high speed.
    • At the Wilkeshire Club a large number of hunters had arrived. . . . [A] splendid pack of hounds was held by the huntsman while they debated whether to hold a paper chase or to try a drag hunt.1916, Arthur B. Reeve, chapter 12, in The Romance of Elaine
    Synonyms:
    trail hunt

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Questions about drag hunts

What is drag hunts the plural of?
Drag hunts is the plural of drag hunt.

Words near drag hunts in the dictionary

  1. drag hound
  2. drag hounds
  3. drag hunt
  4. drag hunted
  5. drag hunting
  6. drag hunts
  7. drag in
  8. drag into
  9. drag king
  10. drag kings
  11. drag mother

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