break covert
Example Sentences
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We took our places, and I was assured by the shikaris that the tiger would probably break covert exactly in my front.
From Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 by Sir Samuel White Baker
The fox never even had occasion to break covert, and the gay assemblage rode away towards Branspath before two o'clock in the afternoon.
From The Romance of the Coast by James Runciman
Only the face of the elephant was exposed, and as this was grayish brown, something similar to the colour of the leafless bushes, we were hardly noticeable to anything that might break covert.
From Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 by Sir Samuel White Baker
First to break covert was Frederick, Mr. Fletcher's assistant.
From Once Aboard the Lugger by A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth) Hutchinson
This would compel him to break covert, either directly from the swamp, or by one of the dry gorges mentioned.
From Warwick Woodlands Things as they Were There Twenty Years Ago by Henry William Herbert
