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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Hoarhound :: Hoarhound (n.) Same as Horehound.
Hound :: Hound (n.) Projections at the masthead, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top to rest on..
Rache :: Rache (n.) A dog that pursued his prey by scent, as distinguished from the greyhound..
Yoicks :: Yoicks (interj.) A cry of encouragement to foxhounds.
Fallow :: Fallow (a.) Pale red or pale yellow; as, a fallow deer or greyhound..
Challenge :: Challenge (n.) The opening and crying of hounds at first finding the scent of their game.
Counter :: Counter (adv.) In the wrong way; contrary to the right course; as, a hound that runs counter..
Limehound :: Limehound (n.) A dog used in hunting the wild boar; a leamer.
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..
Whipperin :: Whipperin (n.) A huntsman who keeps the hounds from wandering, and whips them in, if necessary, to the of chase..
Buckhound :: Buckhound (n.) A hound for hunting deer.
Babbler :: Babbler (n.) A hound too noisy on finding a good scent.
Brach :: Brach (n.) A bitch of the hound kind.
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..
Hound :: Hound (v. t.) To set on the chase; to incite to pursuit; as, to hounda dog at a hare; to hound on pursuers..
Hunt :: Hunt (v. i.) To follow the chase; to go out in pursuit of game; to course with hounds.
Limmer :: Limmer (n.) A limehound; a leamer.
Roadster :: Roadster (n.) A hunter who keeps to the roads instead of following the hounds across country.
Skip :: Skip (v. i.) To leap lightly; to move in leaps and hounds; -- commonly implying a sportive spirit.
Sleuthhound :: Sleuthhound (n.) A hound that tracks animals by the scent; specifically, a bloodhound..
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