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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Hounded :: Hounded (imp. & p. p.) of Houn.
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..
Huntsman :: Huntsman (n.) The person whose office it is to manage the chase or to look after the hounds.
Buckhound :: Buckhound (n.) A hound for hunting deer.
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..
Wind :: Wind (v. t.) To perceive or follow by the scent; to scent; to nose; as, the hounds winded the game..
Start :: Start (v. t.) To cause to move suddenly; to disturb suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly; as, the hounds started a fox..
Hound :: Hound (n.) A despicable person.
Cry :: Cry (v. i.) A pack of hounds.
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..
Counter :: Counter (adv.) In the wrong way; contrary to the right course; as, a hound that runs counter..
Hound :: Hound (n.) A houndfish.
Brach :: Brach (n.) A bitch of the hound kind.
Brinjaree :: Brinjaree (n.) A rough-haired East Indian variety of the greyhound.
Greyhound :: Greyhound (n.) A slender, graceful breed of dogs, remarkable for keen sight and swiftness. It is one of the oldest varieties known, and is figured on the Egyptian monuments..
Mahound :: Mahound (n.) A contemptuous name for Mohammed; hence, an evil spirit; a devil..
Bearhound :: Bearhound (n.) A hound for baiting or hunting bears.
Deerhound :: Deerhound (n.) One of a large and fleet breed of hounds used in hunting deer; a staghound.
Fallow :: Fallow (a.) Pale red or pale yellow; as, a fallow deer or greyhound..
Tallyho :: Tallyho (interj. & n.) The huntsman's cry to incite or urge on his hounds.
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