Definition of hound

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of hound is as below...

Hound (n.) A variety of the domestic dog, usually having large, drooping ears, esp. one which hunts game by scent, as the foxhound, bloodhound, deerhound, but also used for various breeds of fleet hunting dogs, as the greyhound, boarhound, etc..

Lern More About Hound

Cheer :: Cheer (v. t.) To salute or applaud with cheers; to urge on by cheers; as, to cheer hounds in a chase..
Brinjaree :: Brinjaree (n.) A rough-haired East Indian variety of the greyhound.
Hounding :: Hounding (n.) The part of a mast below the hounds and above the deck.
Sleuthhound :: Sleuthhound (n.) A hound that tracks animals by the scent; specifically, a bloodhound..
Course :: Course (v. t.) To cause to chase after or pursue game; as, to course greyhounds after deer..
Leviner :: Leviner (n.) A swift hound.
Hunt :: Hunt (v. t.) To use or manage in the chase, as hounds..
Deerhound :: Deerhound (n.) One of a large and fleet breed of hounds used in hunting deer; a staghound.
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) A huntsman who whips in the hounds; whipper-in.
Hound :: Hound (v. t.) To set on the chase; to incite to pursuit; as, to hounda dog at a hare; to hound on pursuers..
Limmer :: Limmer (n.) A mongrel, as a cross between the mastiff and hound..
Call :: Call (n.) A note blown on the horn to encourage the hounds.
Stabling :: Stable stand () The position of a man who is found at his standing in the forest, with a crossbow or a longbow bent, ready to shoot at a deer, or close by a tree with greyhounds in a leash ready to slip; -- one of the four presumptions that a man intends stealing the king's deer..
Bloodhound :: Bloodhound (n.) A breed of large and powerful dogs, with long, smooth, and pendulous ears, and remarkable for acuteness of smell. It is employed to recover game or prey which has escaped wounded from a hunter, and for tracking criminals. Formerly it was used for pursuing runaway slaves. Other varieties of dog are often used for the same purpose and go by the same name. The Cuban bloodhound is said to be a variety of the mastiff..
Grayhound :: Grayhound (n.) See Greyhound.
Hound :: Hound (n.) Projections at the masthead, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top to rest on..
Gazehound :: Gazehound (n.) A hound that pursues by the sight rather than by the scent.
Hellhound :: Hellhound (n.) A dog of hell; an agent of hell.
Tallyho :: Tallyho (interj. & n.) The huntsman's cry to incite or urge on his hounds.
Pack :: Pack (n.) A number of hounds or dogs, hunting or kept together..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us