hare and hounds

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HISP.; the vase showing a coursing match with the hare and hounds in relief, coins, pottery, brooches, and other jewellery.

From The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See by Sweeting, W. D. (Walter Debenham)

Life had been a constant game of hare and hounds, with the pack frequently close at his heels.

From 'Me--Smith' by Hoskins, Gayle Porter

You never saw anything so cheerful and spontaneous as their gait; schoolboys do not look more eagerly at hare and hounds; and you would have thought it impossible to tire such willing marchers.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) by Lang, Andrew

I felt as if I were taking part in a schoolboy game of hare and hounds.

From The Thirty-Nine Steps by Buchan, John

Down the streets, and out of the the town go hare and hounds.

From The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 by Wharton, Grace