covert hack en · NOUN
Meanings
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(historical) A horse ridden to and from the hunt (as opposed to the hunter ridden during the hunt).
The honest young country squires, who talked all breakfast time of […] glorious runs of seven hours' hard riding over three counties, and a midnight homeward ride of thirty miles upon their covert hacks; […]
1862, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Lady Audley's Secret:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| covert hacks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |