Hark-back
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhɑːkbæk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hark-back is a noun meaning (hunting) An act of hounds retracing a course in order to pick up the lost scent of prey.
Meaning
(hunting) An act of hounds retracing a course in order to pick up the lost scent of prey.
More Meanings
- (figuratively) 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).
Example Sentences
The addendum cancelling the closures refers to 14 pages […] in which Table 183 is reproduced in its old form with connections to and from Liverpool, Bradford, York, Edinburgh etc. – a hark-back to G.C. ambitions.
Word Forms
- hark-backs
Synonyms for hark-back
Depending on context, synonyms include callback.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include casting, relay, hunt, foxhunt, stably, coursing.
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