hog dog baying
n.— «“Hog dog baying,” a variant in which the dog corners the other animal but does not attack it, is still legal.» —“7 Arrested in Hog and Dog Competitions” by Ellen Barry in Atlanta, Ga. Los Angeles Times Dec. 21, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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