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Hare and hounds   /hɛr ənd haʊndz/   Listen
noun
Hare  n.  
1.
(Zool.) A rodent of the genus Lepus, having long hind legs, a short tail, and a divided upper lip. It is a timid animal, moves swiftly by leaps, and is remarkable for its fecundity. Note: The species of hares are numerous. The common European hare is Lepus timidus. The northern or varying hare of America (Lepus Americanus), and the prairie hare (Lepus campestris), turn white in winter. In America, the various species of hares are commonly called rabbits.
2.
(Astron.) A small constellation situated south of and under the foot of Orion; Lepus.
Hare and hounds, a game played by men and boys, two, called hares, having a few minutes' start, and scattering bits of paper to indicate their course, being chased by the others, called the hounds, through a wide circuit.
Hare kangaroo (Zool.), a small Australian kangaroo (Lagorchestes Leporoides), resembling the hare in size and color,
Hare's lettuce (Bot.), a plant of the genus Sonchus, or sow thistle; so called because hares are said to eat it when fainting with heat.
Jumping hare. (Zool.) See under Jumping.
Little chief hare, or Crying hare. (Zool.) See Chief hare.
Sea hare. (Zool.) See Aplysia.





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"Hare and hounds" Quotes from Famous Books



... entered into the scheme of his calculations. Since the time when he had "quit the flat" back in the country where they slept between sheets, the world had been lined up against him in its own defense. Life had been a constant game of hare and hounds, with the pack frequently close at his heels. He had been ever on the move, both for reasons of safety and as a matter of taste. His point of view was the abnormal one of the professional law-breaker: the world was his legitimate prey; the business of his life was to do as ...
— 'Me-Smith' • Caroline Lockhart
... were always prudent. Have you seen his secret doors?" she went on to Anthony. "The entire Catholic Church might play hare and hounds with the Holy Father as huntsman and the Cardinals as the whips, ...
— By What Authority? • Robert Hugh Benson


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