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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..

Hunter :: Hunter (n.) A horse used in the chase; especially, a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting..

Widow-hunter :: Widow-hunter (n.) One who courts widows, seeking to marry one with a fortune..

Hunt''s-up :: Hunt's-up (n.) A tune played on the horn very early in the morning to call out the hunters; hence, any arousing sound or call..

Shikari :: Shikari (n.) A sportsman; esp., a native hunter..

Hunterian :: Hunterian (a.) Discovered or described by John Hunter, an English surgeon; as, the Hunterian chancre. See Chancre..

Flush :: Flush (v. t.) To cause to start, as a hunter a bird..

Ephraim :: Ephraim (n.) A hunter's name for the grizzly bear.

Chaser :: Chaser (n.) One who or that which chases; a pursuer; a driver; a hunter.

Hunter :: Hunter (n.) One who hunts wild animals either for sport or for food; a huntsman.

Hunter :: Hunter (n.) One who hunts or seeks after anything, as if for game; as, a fortune hunter a place hunter..

Tufthunter :: Tufthunter (n.) A hanger-on to noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities; a toady. See 1st Tuft, 3..

Hunter :: Hunter (n.) A dog that scents game, or is trained to the chase; a hunting dog..

Crane :: Crane (v. i.) to reach forward with head and neck, in order to see better; as, a hunter cranes forward before taking a leap..

Stalking-horse :: Stalking-horse (n.) A horse, or a figure resembling a horse, behind which a hunter conceals himself from the game he is aiming to kill..

Chancre :: Chancre (n.) A venereal sore or ulcer; specifically, the initial lesion of true syphilis, whether forming a distinct ulcer or not; -- called also hard chancre, indurated chancre, and Hunterian chancre..

Head-hunter :: Head-hunter (n.) A member of any tribe or race of savages who have the custom of decapitating human beings and preserving their heads as trophies. The Dyaks of Borneo are the most noted head-hunters.

Camp :: Camp (n.) A single hut or shelter; as, a hunter's camp..

Hunter :: Hunter (n.) A kind of spider. See Hunting spider, under Hunting..

Woodman :: Woodman (n.) A sportsman; a hunter.

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