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noun
A cross-country race in which a trail of shredded paper marks the route.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An administration process involving cross-references between many documents; the following of a paper trail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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noun
Any long line of white objects or things.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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History
From paper + chase.
Across languages
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