Definition of hound

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Hound (n.) A despicable person.

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Hound :: Hound (v. t.) To hunt or chase with hounds, or as with hounds..
Babbler :: Babbler (n.) A hound too noisy on finding a good scent.
Hunt :: Hunt (n.) A pack of hounds.
Vent :: Vent (v. t.) To scent, as a hound..
Nursehound :: Nursehound (n.) See Houndfish.
Hound :: Hound (v. t.) To set on the chase; to incite to pursuit; as, to hounda dog at a hare; to hound on pursuers..
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) A huntsman who whips in the hounds; whipper-in.
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..
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..
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..
Marrubium :: Marrubium (n.) A genus of bitter aromatic plants, sometimes used in medicine; hoarhound..
Alan :: Alan (n.) A wolfhound.
Hounding :: Hounding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Houn.
Deerhound :: Deerhound (n.) One of a large and fleet breed of hounds used in hunting deer; a staghound.
Yoicks :: Yoicks (interj.) A cry of encouragement to foxhounds.
Leash :: Leash (n.) A brace and a half; a tierce; three; three creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks, and hares; hence, the number three in general..
Shackatory :: Shackatory (n.) A hound.
Skip :: Skip (v. i.) To leap lightly; to move in leaps and hounds; -- commonly implying a sportive spirit.
Water Horehound :: Water horehound () Bugleweed.
Highbinder :: Highbinder (n.) A ruffian; one who hounds, or spies upon, another; app. esp. to the members of certain alleged societies among the Chinese..
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