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Decoy, small, speaking with rough voice we hear
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stalking-horse
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative form of stalking horse English)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a candidate put forward to divide the opposition or to mask the true candidate something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason [syn: pretext ] screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stalking-horse \Stalk"ing-horse`\ (st[add]k"[i^]ng-h[^o]rs`), n. A horse, or a figure resembling a horse, behind which a hunter conceals himself from the game he is aiming to kill. Fig.: Something used to cover up a secret project; a mask; a pretense. Hypocrisy ...
Usage examples of stalking-horse.
The implementation details are not currently accessible to us, but we believe this is a stalking-horse for requiring chip manufacturers to incorporate on-die FPGAs in the one million gate range, re-configurable in software, initially laid out as DRM circuitry but reprogrammable in support of their nascent War on Un-Americanism.