a candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate
something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
造句
用作名詞(n.)
Her eyes kept straying to the clock and,a nod being as good as a wink to a blind horse,I said I had an appointment to meet a friend,and left. 她老是用眼睛瞟著鐘，明人不用細說，我借口有約會要見一位朋友，便起身告辭了。
常用短語
The Gaelic movement has got a footing by using Nationalism as a stalking-horse.
出自：G. B. Shaw
They would run a \\\'stalking-horse\\\' candidate to test the level of party dissatisfaction with the Prime Minister\\\'s performance.