hit off the line en · VERB
Meanings
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Of a hound, to pick up the scent of a quarry after a check.
Peerless, on the other hand, was worthy of her appellation, and frequently hit off the line when the others were at a loss to know which way their fox had gone across a bit of cold ploughland.
1928, Siegfried Sassoon, Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, Penguin, published 2013, page 198:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hits off the line | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| hit off the line | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| hit off the line | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| hitting off the line | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |