Definition of hound

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Hound (v. t.) To hunt or chase with hounds, or as with hounds..

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Sleuthhound :: Sleuthhound (n.) A hound that tracks animals by the scent; specifically, a bloodhound..
Harrier :: Harrier (n.) One of a small breed of hounds, used for hunting hares..
Kennel :: Kennel (n.) A pack of hounds, or a collection of dogs..
Harehound :: Harehound (n.) See Harrier.
Hunt :: Hunt (v. t.) To use or manage in the chase, as hounds..
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..
Skip :: Skip (v. i.) To leap lightly; to move in leaps and hounds; -- commonly implying a sportive spirit.
Grayhound :: Grayhound (n.) See Greyhound.
Shackatory :: Shackatory (n.) A hound.
Lurcher :: Lurcher (n.) One of a mongrel breed of dogs said to have been a cross between the sheep dog, greyhound, and spaniel. It hunts game silently, by scent, and is often used by poachers..
Gazehound :: Gazehound (n.) A hound that pursues by the sight rather than by the scent.
Limmer :: Limmer (n.) A mongrel, as a cross between the mastiff and hound..
Lymhound :: Lymhound (n.) A dog held in a leam; a bloodhound; a limehound.
Scent :: Scent (n.) The power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of nice scent; to divert the scent..
Brinjaree :: Brinjaree (n.) A rough-haired East Indian variety of the greyhound.
Foxhound :: Foxhound (n.) One of a special breed of hounds used for chasing foxes.
Slowhound :: Slowhound (n.) A sleuthhound.
Huntsman :: Huntsman (n.) The person whose office it is to manage the chase or to look after the hounds.
Blood :: Blood (v. t.) To give (hounds or soldiers) a first taste or sight of blood, as in hunting or war..
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..
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