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Paper chase   /pˈeɪpər tʃeɪs/   Listen
Paper chase

noun
1.
An outdoor game; one group of players (the hares) start off on a long run scattering bits of paper (the scent) and pursuers (the hounds) try to catch them before they reach a designated spot.  Synonym: hare and hounds.





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"Paper chase" Quotes from Famous Books



... thing I came upon consisted of piles and heaps of Battersea tram tickets. There were enough to equip a paper chase. They shook down in showers like confetti. Primarily, of course, they touched my patriotic emotions, and brought tears to my eyes; also they provided me with the printed matter I required, for I found on the back of them some short but striking ...
— Tremendous Trifles • G. K. Chesterton


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