foxhunt

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foxhunt

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From fox + hunt.

noun foxhunts

A hunt for foxes, usually with dogs. It had been intended originally to electrify to Ponteland, but opposition from a local foxhunt in those early days of the century caused the proposal to be abandoned, […].
A hunt for radio transmitters; radiosport.
Similar: bunny hunt

verb foxhunts · foxhunting · foxhunted

intransitive To hunt foxes, usually with dogs. He kept a small flock of sheep at Rose Castle, the palace of the bishops of Carlisle, and enjoyed the mild notoriety he accrued through his support for foxhunting in the House of Lords.

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noun a hunt for foxes

Português	caça à raposa
Français	chasse au renard
Deutsch	Fuchsjagd

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@misc{foxhunt_2026,
  title = {foxhunt},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foxhunt},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}