English Explanatory Dictionary

false scent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A scent laid down to distract a predator that hunts by smell from the scent trail of its prey.
  2. A misleading expectation created by ambiguous writing.

Word forms

false scent false scents
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