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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..

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..

Dog's-tongue :: Dog's-tongue (n.) Hound's-tongue.

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

Limmer :: Limmer (n.) A mongrel, as a cross between the mastiff and hound..

Yoicks :: Yoicks (interj.) A cry of encouragement to foxhounds.

Rache :: Rache (n.) A dog that pursued his prey by scent, as distinguished from the greyhound..

Eager :: Eager (a.) Excited by desire in the pursuit of any object; ardent to pursue, perform, or obtain; keenly desirous; hotly longing; earnest; zealous; impetuous; vehement; as, the hounds were eager in the chase..

Call :: Call (n.) A note blown on the horn to encourage the hounds.

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

Skip :: Skip (v. i.) To leap lightly; to move in leaps and hounds; -- commonly implying a sportive spirit.

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

Wind :: Wind (v. t.) To perceive or follow by the scent; to scent; to nose; as, the hounds winded the game..

Whip :: Whip (v. t.) A huntsman who whips in the hounds; whipper-in.

Sanded :: Sanded (a.) Marked with small spots; variegated with spots; speckled; of a sandy color, as a hound..

Horehound :: Horehound (n.) A plant of the genus Marrubium (M. vulgare), which has a bitter taste, and is a weak tonic, used as a household remedy for colds, coughing, etc..

Babbler :: Babbler (n.) A hound too noisy on finding a good scent.

Hunt :: Hunt (v. t.) To use or manage in the chase, as hounds..

Scent :: Scent (v. t.) To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to scent game, as a hound does..

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

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