What is the meaning of Stalking-horse?

  • (n.) Fig.: Something used to cover up a secret project; a mask; a pretense.
  • (n.) A horse or a figure resembling a horse, behind which a hunter conceals himself from the game he is aiming to kill.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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