Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Something used to cover one's true purpose; a decoy.
- n. A sham candidate put forward to conceal the candidacy of another or to divide the opposition.
- n. A horse trained to conceal the hunter while stalking.
- n. A canvas screen made in the figure of a horse, used for similar concealment.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A horse, or a horse-like figure, behind which a fowler conceals himself on approaching game.
- n. Hence Anything put forward to conceal a more important object; a mask; a pretense.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A horse, or a figure resembling a horse, behind which a hunter conceals himself from the game he is aiming to kill.
- n. Something used to cover up a secret project; a mask; a pretense.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
- n. a candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate
- n. screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
- n. something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
Examples
“The Monarch-led group, also Blockbuster bondholders, offered $290 million for the movie-rental chain in February, a so-called stalking-horse bid that others had to top to win the company.”
“To capture the opening bid, or so-called stalking-horse spot, Phoenix investor Jahm Najafi 's firm beat out another private-equity investor, Alec Gores .”
The Wall Street Journal: Opening Bidder Picked for Borders Auction
“Both are in talks to become a so-called "stalking-horse" bidder that would make an opening offer others must top in a looming bankruptcy-court auction.”
“Borders hopes to soon select one of the suitors as a so-called stalking-horse bidder that would make an offer others must top in the bankruptcy auction, this person said.”
“But Borders late Wednesday pivoted to naming the liquidators as the so-called "stalking-horse" bidder after creditors had objected to Mr. Najafi's bid.”
“Dish had been competing with a group of distressed-debt investors holding TerreStar's bonds to be the so-called "stalking-horse bidder" in the auction that would set an opening bid others must top.”
The Wall Street Journal: TerreStar Picks Dish to Open Bidding
“Court papers said there were discussions with some holders of the $130 million in second-lien notes who may become the so-called stalking-horse at auction.”
“Two weeks ago, Google bid $900 million in cash in what's known as a "stalking-horse bid," which effectively sets the minimum that other bidders like RIM would have to exceed.”
“Here's the answer, so you need not to look away staring at any and all the many many stalking-horse red-herring wild goose-chase straw-man distraction 'alternate theories' being dragged out to dazzle, amaze, and befuddle you.”
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