hunting pink
nounEtymology
Theories that the phrase derived from a tailor called Pink appear to be folk etymology. For further discussion see here (archived from the original).
Definitions
Scarlet, as worn by fox-hunters.
- Don't imagine elegant British foxhounds and mounted hunters dressed in their “hunting pink”. South Georgia foxhunts were just a bit different, Paul says.
The traditional scarlet jacket and related attire worn by fox-hunters.
- the open-fronted and unbuttonable surplices worn by Christ Church men in chapel were designed, tradition says, so that hunting pinks could not be concealed beneath them.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA