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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOX-HUNTING

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Fox-Hunting is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FOX-HUNTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Fox hunting

Fox hunting is an activity involving the tracking, chase, and sometimes killing of a fox, traditionally a red fox, by trained foxhounds or other scent hounds, and a group of unarmed followers led by a master of foxhounds, who follow the hounds on foot or on horseback. Fox hunting originated in the 16th century in the form which was practised until 2005 in Great Britain, but it also takes place all over the world, including in Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, and the United States. In Australia, the term also refers to the hunting of foxes with firearms, similar to spotlighting or deer hunting. In much of the world hunting in general is understood to relate to any game animals or weapons; in Britain and Ireland, "hunting" without qualification implies fox hunting as described here. The sport is controversial, particularly in the UK, where its traditional form was banned in Scotland in 2002, and in England and Wales in November 2004, although certain modified forms of hunting foxes with hounds are still within the law, and shooting foxes as vermin also remains lawful.

Definition of fox-hunting in the English dictionary

The definition of fox-hunting in the dictionary is a sport in which hunters follow a pack of hounds in pursuit of a fox.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOX-HUNTING

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WORDS THAT END LIKE FOX-HUNTING

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Synonyms and antonyms of fox-hunting in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «fox-hunting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOX-HUNTING

Find out the translation of fox-hunting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fox-hunting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fox-hunting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

狐猎
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la caza del zorro
570 millions of speakers

English

fox-hunting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लोमड़ी का शिकार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الثعلب الصيد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Лиса - охота
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caça à raposa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শিয়াল শিকার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la chasse au renard
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

pemburuan Musang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fuchsjagd
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

キツネ狩り
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

여우 사냥
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fox-hunting
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

con cáo săn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நரி வேட்டை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोल्हा-शिकार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tilki avı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

caccia alla volpe
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

polowanie na lisa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Лисиця -полювання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vânătoarea de vulpi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

το κυνήγι της αλεπούς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

jakkals jag
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

rävjakt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fox -jakt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fox-hunting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOX-HUNTING»

The term «fox-hunting» is regularly used and occupies the 103.299 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOX-HUNTING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fox-hunting

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOX-HUNTING»

Discover the use of fox-hunting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fox-hunting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man
Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Siegfried Sassoon, 2008
2
What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew: From Fox ...
A “delightful reader’s companion” (The New York Times) to the great nineteenth-century British novels of Austen, Dickens, Trollope, the Brontës, and more, this lively guide clarifies the sometimes bizarre maze of rules and customs ...
Daniel Pool, 2012
3
Fox Hunting
Written before the introduction of the Hunting Act 2004, this book provides a broad picture of fox hunting, dealing with its historical, sociocultural, political, economic and environmental implications.
Dagmar Orendi, 2007
4
The Fox Hunting Ban in Britain - End of an Era?
Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,3, University of Potsdam (Institut fur Anglistik/Amerikanistik), 18 entries in the bibliography, language: ...
Nicole Gast, 2007
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A History of Fox-Hunting in the Wynnstay Country and Part of ...
Originally published in 1893 this early work on Fox Hunting is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition.
Theophilus Henry Gresley Puleston, John Hunter, 2009
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A Century of English Fox-Hunting
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition.
George F. Underhill, 2009
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The Fox-Hunting Controversy, 1781–2004: Class and Cruelty
Celebrated by some as a traditional English pastime and condemned by others as a barbaric feudal relic, fox hunting in fact has a relatively short history — especially in its 'modern' form.3 'The premise of modern fox hunting was a horse that ...
Dr Allyson N May, 2013
8
A Week's Fox-Hunting at Market Harborough
Fox hunting has been a main stay of rural Britain for hundreds of years. This book looks at the fantastic hunts around Market Harborough including famous huntsmen and great rides.
Louis Dieulafait, 2011
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Fox-Hunting: As Recorded by Raed
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
C. A. (Charles Asbury) Stephens, 2012
10
Fox Hunting: A Treatise by the Right Hon. the Earl of ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
C. W. Bell, 2013

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOX-HUNTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fox-hunting is used in the context of the following news items.
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Secret illness of Sir Peter Hall by SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE
... hue, let slip his preferences when he spoke out against the decision to grant a Commons vote which could weaken the fox-hunting ban. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Budget 2015: Osborne and the fox-hunting party unleash austerity …
George Osborne unleashed the austerity hounds on lower-paid workers and average earners on a day the Tories were caught trying to revive ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Row over move to make fox-hunting legal again
With a free vote in the House of Commons taking place in the next year, the debate over fox hunting is intensifying again in Maldon district. «Maldon and Burnham Standard, Jul 15»
4
Fox-hunting ban repeal: Portillo vs. Brian May
Musician Brian May spoke out against government plans to repeal the ban on fox-hunting passed by the last Labour government. «BBC News, Jul 15»
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Wildlife photographer Richard Bowler and his furry fox pal think we …
They cannot be released into the wild, and as such Richard has developed a close bond with them, furthering his opposition to fox-hunting. «Metro, Jun 15»
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A Wildlife Photographer Shared This Beautiful Picture To Put People …
As a result, he is strongly opposed to fox-hunting. As a result, he is strongly opposed to fox-hunting. View this image ›. Richard Bowler ... «BuzzFeed News, Jun 15»

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