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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) hare and hounds
a game of chase in which one player scatters a trail of paper bits for others to follow.

Etymology: (1835–45)

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1. (noun) paper chase, hare and hounds
an outdoor game; one group of players (the hares) start off on a long run scattering bits of paper (the scent) and pursuers (the hounds) try to catch them before they reach a designated spot

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