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Meaning of in full cry | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Of a pack of hunting dogs: baying together while in active pursuit of quarry.

Examples

“"I started straight for the Sukkestad-moor and had scarcely let the hounds loose, before they found scent and were soon in full cry."”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

in full effect in full feather in full fig in full flow in full force in full form

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