hunting pink

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) Scarlet, as worn by fox-hunters.
  2. (countable, in-plural, uncountable) The traditional scarlet jacket and related attire worn by fox-hunters.

Etymology

Theories that the phrase derived from a tailor called Pink appear to be folk etymology. For further discussion see here (archived from the original).

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