PURSUIT
ADJECTIVES
► IN ONE’S BLOOD in hot pursuit → 20C W. Indies sl.
NOUNS
► AFFECTATION a striving after, aiming at; a desire to obtain, earnest pursuit → 1549 obs.
► CATCH a chase, pursuit → c1450 Sc. obs.
► FRESH SUIT pursuit made without delay → 1534 obs.
► PURSUEMENT pursuit → 1615
► SHOKE a hobby; a whim; a favourite pursuit → Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
► STILL HUNT the secret pursuit of any object → Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► SUIT pursuit, chase; a pursuit → c1325 obs.
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