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Definition of stalking-horse

a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
a candidate put forward to divide the opposition or to mask the true candidate

Similar Words: pretext

Hyponyms: putoff

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