Definition of hound

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Hound (n.) Projections at the masthead, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top to rest on..

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Foxhound :: Foxhound (n.) One of a special breed of hounds used for chasing foxes.
Hunt :: Hunt (v. t.) To use or manage in the chase, as hounds..
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..
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..
Harrier :: Harrier (n.) One of a small breed of hounds, used for hunting hares..
Hounding :: Hounding (n.) The part of a mast below the hounds and above the deck.
Flews :: Flews (n. pl.) The pendulous or overhanging lateral parts of the upper lip of dogs, especially prominent in hounds; -- called also chaps. See Illust. of Bloodhound..
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..
Bearhound :: Bearhound (n.) A hound for baiting or hunting bears.
Buckhound :: Buckhound (n.) A hound for hunting deer.
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..
Kennel :: Kennel (n.) A pack of hounds, or a collection of dogs..
Brennage :: Brennage (n.) A tribute which tenants paid to their lord, in lieu of bran, which they were obliged to furnish for his hounds..
Fallow :: Fallow (a.) Pale red or pale yellow; as, a fallow deer or greyhound..
Skip :: Skip (v. i.) To leap lightly; to move in leaps and hounds; -- commonly implying a sportive spirit.
Basset Hound :: Basset hound () A small kind of hound with a long body and short legs, used as an earth dog..
Hunt :: Hunt (n.) A pack of hounds.
Shackatory :: Shackatory (n.) A hound.
Recheat :: Recheat (n.) A strain given on the horn to call back the hounds when they have lost track of the game.
Sanded :: Sanded (a.) Marked with small spots; variegated with spots; speckled; of a sandy color, as a hound..
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