Fox tossing
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fox-tossing-162-3005366
title:
Fox tossing
text:
Fox tossing was a competitive blood sport popular in parts of Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. It involved throwing live foxes and other animals high into the air. It was practiced by members of the aristocracy in an enclosed patch of ground or in a courtyard, using slings with a person on each end to catapult the animal upwards. It was particularly popular for mixed couples, even though it was hazardous for the people launching the animals as the terrified animals would often turn on the
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Blood sport
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_tossing
date created:
2007-09-01T19:58:06Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T21:18:21Z
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