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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A game in which one group of players leaves a trail of paper scraps for a pursuing group to follow.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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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