Definition of hound

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Hound (v. t.) To set on the chase; to incite to pursuit; as, to hounda dog at a hare; to hound on pursuers..

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Lurcher :: Lurcher (n.) One of a mongrel breed of dogs said to have been a cross between the sheep dog, greyhound, and spaniel. It hunts game silently, by scent, and is often used by poachers..
Masthead :: Masthead (n.) The top or head of a mast; the part of a mast above the hounds.
Hound :: Hound (n.) A houndfish.
Hound :: Hound (n.) A side bar used to strengthen portions of the running gear of a vehicle.
Bearhound :: Bearhound (n.) A hound for baiting or hunting bears.
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) A huntsman who whips in the hounds; whipper-in.
Water Horehound :: Water horehound () Bugleweed.
Vent :: Vent (v. t.) To scent, as a hound..
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..
Whipperin :: Whipperin (n.) A huntsman who keeps the hounds from wandering, and whips them in, if necessary, to the of chase..
Scent :: Scent (v. t.) To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to scent game, as a hound does..
Yoicks :: Yoicks (interj.) A cry of encouragement to foxhounds.
Slothhound :: Slothhound (n.) See Sleuthhound.
Counter :: Counter (adv.) In the wrong way; contrary to the right course; as, a hound that runs counter..
Harehound :: Harehound (n.) See Harrier.
Pack :: Pack (n.) A number of hounds or dogs, hunting or kept together..
Scent :: Scent (n.) The power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of nice scent; to divert the scent..
Kennel :: Kennel (n.) A pack of hounds, or a collection of dogs..
Quarry :: Quarry (n.) A part of the entrails of the beast taken, given to the hounds..
Gazehound :: Gazehound (n.) A hound that pursues by the sight rather than by the scent.
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