stalking-horse, n.
a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
<noun.animal>
stalking-horse
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screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
<noun.artifact>
stalking-horse
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something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
pretext stalking-horse
a candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate
<noun.person>
stalking-horse
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