main earth en · NOUN
Meanings
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(qualifier:fox hunting) A fox's primary lair.
‘What the hell do you mean by leaving the main-earth unstopped?’ the infuriated voice continued.
1928, Siegfried Sassoon, Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, Penguin, published 2013, page 24:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| main earths | Number=Plur | lexicographic |