STALKING HORSE


Meaning of STALKING HORSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstȯ-kiŋ- ]

noun

Date: 1519

1. : a horse or a figure like a horse behind which a hunter stalks game

2. : something used to mask a purpose

3. : a candidate put forward to divide the opposition or to conceal someone's real candidacy

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.