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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..

Hoarhound :: Hoarhound (n.) Same as Horehound.

Hounding :: Hounding (n.) The act of one who hounds.

Limehound :: Limehound (n.) A dog used in hunting the wild boar; a leamer.

Alan :: Alan (n.) A wolfhound.

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..

Hound''s-tongue :: Hound's-tongue (n.) A biennial weed (Cynoglossum officinale), with soft tongue-shaped leaves, and an offensive odor. It bears nutlets covered with barbed or hooked prickles. Called also dog's-tongue..

Kennel :: Kennel (n.) A house for a dog or for dogs, or for a pack of hounds..

Hunt :: Hunt (v. i.) To follow the chase; to go out in pursuit of game; to course with hounds.

Buckhound :: Buckhound (n.) A hound for hunting deer.

Huntsman :: Huntsman (n.) The person whose office it is to manage the chase or to look after the hounds.

Pack :: Pack (n.) A number of hounds or dogs, hunting or kept together..

Kennel :: Kennel (n.) A pack of hounds, or a collection of dogs..

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..

Highbinder :: Highbinder (n.) A ruffian; one who hounds, or spies upon, another; app. esp. to the members of certain alleged societies among the Chinese..

Saltant :: Saltant (v.) In a leaping position; springing forward; -- applied especially to the squirrel, weasel, and rat, also to the cat, greyhound, monkey, etc..

Yelp :: Yelp (v. i.) To utter a sharp, quick cry, as a hound; to bark shrilly with eagerness, pain, or fear; to yaup..

Slip :: Slip (v. t.) To let loose in pursuit of game, as a greyhound..

Hounding :: Hounding (n.) The part of a mast below the hounds and above the deck.

Harehound :: Harehound (n.) See Harrier.

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