Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fox hunting

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables: fox hunt-ing
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sport of hunting foxes across country with a pack of hounds by a group of people on foot and horseback, a traditional sport of the landed gentry now controversially banned in Great Britain.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"At Plumtree the railway enters the pleasant, rolling Wolds, famous for fox-hunting."

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

foxhunt

Synonyms

foxhunt

Questions

What does fox hunting mean?: The sport of hunting foxes across country with a pack of hounds by a group of people on foot and horseback, a traditional sport of the landed gentry now controversially banned in Great Britain.

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