Crossword clues for stalking-horse
stalking-horse
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 is the devil's stalking-horse under an affectation of simplicity and religion.
--L'Estrange.How much more abominable is it to make of him [Christ] and religion a stalking-horse, to get and enjoy the world!
--Bunyan.
Wiktionary
n. (alternative form of stalking horse English)
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 which a hunter hides while stalking game
a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
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.