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HARE AND HOUNDS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An outdoor game; one group of players (the hares) start off on a long run scattering bits of paper (the scent) and pursuers (the hounds) try to catch them before they reach a designated spot
Synonyms:
hare and hounds; paper chase
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("hare and hounds" is a kind of...):
game (an amusement or pastime)