foxhunt
Mounted pack chase
A foxhunt is a traditional sport in which mounted riders and a pack of hounds pursue a fox across countryside.
The practice originated in Britain and remains associated with aristocratic culture, though it's now banned or restricted in several countries.
To foxhunt is to participate in such a chase: They foxhunted every autumn in the Cotswolds.
Group or compress
Pit for extracting rock
- preyAnimal being hunted
- pursueFollow to catch
- fleeDepart swiftly from threat
- escapeFlight from captivity
sprint · gallop · bolt · scamper · dash · stalk · track · trail
Cry when quarry appears
gentry · aristocracy · nobility · manor · estate · meet · breakfast · cubbing
Domesticated riding animal
Linear shrub boundary
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- woodlandForested land area
copse · covert · thicket · moorland · heath · fell · dale · vale
Official restriction on something
- crueltyDeliberate harm-causing disposition
- saboteurOne who deliberately undermines
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- illegalForbidden by statute
league · welfare · bloodsport · outlawed · campaigner · monitor · enforcement
pack
Group or compress
baying · cry · nose · tongue · draw · cast · check · feather · speak · music
quarry
Pit for extracting rock
escape · sprint · gallop · bolt · scamper · dash · stalk · track · trail · elude
tally-ho
Cry when quarry appears
cap · gentry · aristocracy · nobility · manor · estate · meet · breakfast · cubbing · season
horse
Domesticated riding animal
canter · gallop · trot · jump · rider · mount · hack · whip · crop · spurs
hedgerow
Linear shrub boundary
woodland · copse · covert · thicket · moorland · heath · fell · dale · vale · glade
ban
Official restriction on something
- crueltyDeliberate harm-causing disposition
- saboteurOne who deliberately undermines
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
illegal · league · welfare · bloodsport · outlawed · campaigner · monitor · enforcement
- huntinghunters, tracking, deer calls, stands, flushing
- British Countrysidehedgerow, village, hedgerows, hamlet, moorland
- English Countrysidecottages, village green, village fete, farmhouses, country pub
- pursuitchase, chasing, pursuit, chase down, pursue
foxhuntfishing
Catching aquatic creatures
angling · drag hunting · shooting · deer hunting · duck hunting
foxhuntwildlife sanctuary
Protected area for animals
animal rescue · wildlife rehabilitation · animal protection · conservation · wildlife preservation
foxhuntwildlife watching
Observing animals in nature
birdwatching · nature photography · wildlife safari · trail riding · nature walk