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noun
An act of hounds retracing a course in order to pick up the lost scent of prey.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An act of alluding, returning, or reverting (to a subject previously mentioned, etc.); also, an act of evoking, or longing or pining for (a past era or event).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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Synonyms: callback
Antonyms: none provided
History
Deverbal from hark back.
