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drag hunt

noun

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  1. A horseback chase which uses hounds and is similar to a fox hunt, except that the dogs do…

    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.
    • Unlike a drag hunt, where the scent is laid in a straight line, trailers will be trying to mirror the zigzag path of a hunted fox.

  2. To engage in a drag hunt.

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