Definition of hound

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Hound (n.) A houndfish.

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Rugose :: Rugose (a.) Wrinkled; full of wrinkles; specifically (Bot.), having the veinlets sunken and the spaces between them elevated, as the leaves of the sage and horehound..
Hound :: Hound (v. t.) To set on the chase; to incite to pursuit; as, to hounda dog at a hare; to hound on pursuers..
Highbinder :: Highbinder (n.) A ruffian; one who hounds, or spies upon, another; app. esp. to the members of certain alleged societies among the Chinese..
Staging :: Staghound (n.) A large and powerful hound formerly used in hunting the stag, the wolf, and other large animals. The breed is nearly extinct..
Gazehound :: Gazehound (n.) A hound that pursues by the sight rather than by the scent.
Whipperin :: Whipperin (n.) A huntsman who keeps the hounds from wandering, and whips them in, if necessary, to the of chase..
Morgay :: Morgay (n.) The European small-spotted dogfish, or houndfish. See the Note under Houndfish..
Sleuthhound :: Sleuthhound (n.) A hound that tracks animals by the scent; specifically, a bloodhound..
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) A huntsman who whips in the hounds; whipper-in.
Dog :: Dog (v. t.) To hunt or track like a hound; to follow insidiously or indefatigably; to chase with a dog or dogs; to worry, as if by dogs; to hound with importunity..
Saltant :: Saltant (v.) In a leaping position; springing forward; -- applied especially to the squirrel, weasel, and rat, also to the cat, greyhound, monkey, etc..
Cry :: Cry (v. i.) A pack of hounds.
Hounding :: Hounding (n.) The part of a mast below the hounds and above the deck.
Slothhound :: Slothhound (n.) See Sleuthhound.
Skip :: Skip (v. i.) To leap lightly; to move in leaps and hounds; -- commonly implying a sportive spirit.
Slowhound :: Slowhound (n.) A sleuthhound.
Limmer :: Limmer (n.) A mongrel, as a cross between the mastiff and hound..
Eager :: Eager (a.) Excited by desire in the pursuit of any object; ardent to pursue, perform, or obtain; keenly desirous; hotly longing; earnest; zealous; impetuous; vehement; as, the hounds were eager in the chase..
Beagle :: Beagle (n.) A small hound, or hunting dog, twelve to fifteen inches high, used in hunting hares and other small game. See Illustration in Appendix..
Yoicks :: Yoicks (interj.) A cry of encouragement to foxhounds.
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