Stalking-horse - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈstɔːrkɪŋ hɔːrs|  American pronunciation of the word stalking-horse
Brit.  |ˈstɔːkɪŋ hɔːs|  British pronunciation of the word stalking-horse

noun

- a candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate
- something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason (syn: pretext)
- screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
- a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
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