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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Houndfish :: Houndfish (n.) Any small shark of the genus Galeus or Mustelus, of which there are several species, as the smooth houndfish (G. canis), of Europe and America; -- called also houndshark, and dogfish..
Shackatory :: Shackatory (n.) A hound.
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..
Yoicks :: Yoicks (interj.) A cry of encouragement to foxhounds.
Cheer :: Cheer (v. t.) To salute or applaud with cheers; to urge on by cheers; as, to cheer hounds in a chase..
Whipperin :: Whipperin (n.) A huntsman who keeps the hounds from wandering, and whips them in, if necessary, to the of chase..
Hound :: 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..
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) A huntsman who whips in the hounds; whipper-in.
Wind :: Wind (v. t.) To perceive or follow by the scent; to scent; to nose; as, the hounds winded the game..
Hounded :: Hounded (imp. & p. p.) of Houn.
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..
Nursehound :: Nursehound (n.) See Houndfish.
Pack :: Pack (n.) A number of hounds or dogs, hunting or kept together..
Water Horehound :: Water horehound () Bugleweed.
Slothhound :: Slothhound (n.) See Sleuthhound.
Cry :: Cry (v. i.) A loud utterance; especially, the inarticulate sound produced by one of the lower animals; as, the cry of hounds; the cry of wolves..
Kennel :: Kennel (n.) A pack of hounds, or a collection of dogs..
Dog's-tongue :: Dog's-tongue (n.) Hound's-tongue.
Harehound :: Harehound (n.) See Harrier.
Limer :: Limer (n.) A limehound; a limmer.
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