stalking-horse

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stalk⋅ing-horse

[staw-king-hawrs]

–noun

1.	a horse, or a figure of a horse, behind which a hunter hides in stalking game.

2.	anything put forward to mask plans or efforts; pretext.

3.	a political candidate used to conceal the candidacy of a more important figure or to draw votes from and cause the defeat of a rival.

Origin:
1510–20

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stalk·ing-horse (stô'kĭng-hôrs')
n.

Something used to cover one's true purpose; a decoy.
A sham candidate put forward to conceal the candidacy of another or to divide the opposition.
1. A horse trained to conceal the hunter while stalking.
2. A canvas screen made in the figure of a horse, used for similar concealment.

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