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hare and hounds

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hare and hounds

–noun
an outdoor game in which certain players, the hares, start off in advance on a long run, scattering small pieces of paper, called the scent, with the other players, the hounds, following the trail so marked in an effort to catch the hares before they reach a designated point.
Also called paper chase.


Origin:
1835–45
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hare and hounds  
n.  A game in which one group of players leaves a trail of paper scraps for a pursuing group to follow.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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