hound, hound dog
(noun) any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
cad, bounder, blackguard, dog, hound, heel
(noun) someone who is morally reprehensible; āyou dirty dogā
hound, hunt, trace
(verb) pursue or chase relentlessly; āThe hunters traced the deer into the woodsā; āthe detectives hounded the suspect until they found himā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hound (plural hounds)
A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.
Any canine animal.
(by extension) Someone who seeks something.
(by extension) A male who constantly seeks the company of desirable women.
A despicable person.
A houndfish.
• In more recent times, hound has been replaced by Modern English dog but the sense remains the same.
hound (third-person singular simple present hounds, present participle hounding, simple past and past participle hounded)
(transitive) To persistently harass.
(transitive) To urge on against; to set (dogs) upon in hunting.
hound (plural hounds)
(nautical, in the plural) Projections at the masthead, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top to rest on.
A side bar used to strengthen portions of the running gear of a vehicle.
• Duhon, Hudon, hundo, no duh
Source: Wiktionary
Hound, n. Etym: [OE. hound, hund, dog, AS. hund; akin to OS. & OFries. hund, D. hond, G. hund, OHG. hunt, Icel. hundr, Dan. & Sw. hund, Goth. hunds, and prob. to Lith. sz, Ir. & Gael. cu, L. canis, Gr. Ƨvan. sq. root229. Cf. Canine, Cynic, Kennel.]
1. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: A variety of the domestic dog, usually having large, drooping ears, esp. one which hunts game by scent, as the foxhound, bloodhound, deerhound, but also used for various breeds of fleet hunting dogs, as the greyhound, boarhound, etc. Hounds and greyhounds, mongrels, spaniels, curs. Shak.
2. A despicable person. "Boy! false hound!" Shak.
3. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: A houndfish.
4. pl. (Naut.)
Definition: Projections at the masthead, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top to rest on.
5. A side bar used to strengthen portions of the running gear of a vehicle. To follow the hounds, to hunt with hounds.
Hound, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Hounding.]
1. To set on the chase; to incite to pursuit; as, to hounda dog at a hare; to hound on pursuers. Abp. Bramhall.
2. To hunt or chase with hounds, or as with hounds. L'Estrange.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
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