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Definition of Foxhunt
1. Verb. Hunt foxes, on horseback and with dogs. "In the summer they like to go out and foxhunt"
2. Noun. Mounted hunters follow hounds in pursuit of a fox.
Definition of Foxhunt
1. Noun. A hunt for foxes; normally with dogs. ¹
2. Noun. A hunt for radio transmitters; radiosport ¹
3. Verb. To hunt foxes; normally with dogs. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Foxhunt
1. to hunt with hounds for a fox [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foxhunt
Literary usage of Foxhunt
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Farm Life Readers by Lawton Bryan Evans, Luther Noble Duncan, George William Duncan (1916)
"One of these young officers, a kinsman of the editor, brought his pack of foxhounds,
and arrangements were made for a grand foxhunt. ..."
2. Calendar of Charters and Documents Relating to the Abbey of Robertsbridge Co by Baron Philip Sidney De L'Isle and Dudley (1873)
"... messuage and 60 acres of land by fealty and suit at his court of foxhunt every
three weeks and by no other services, that Ralph has unjustly distrained, ..."
3. Sussex Archaeological Collections Relating to the History and Antiquities of by Sussex Archaeological Society (1861)
"From the last date till 1775, foxhunt belonged to some member of the house ...
Both the manor and the estate of foxhunt now belong to William Gilliat, Esq., ..."
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