the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting with hounds > work done by hounds > action of hounds [verb (intransitive)] > follow scent or trail (3)
intransitive. Hunting. Esp. of a hound: to track a quarry by following its scent or a trail of blood; to move slowly towards the quarry. Frequently…
to drawor hunt dry-foot: to track game by the mere scent of the foot. Also figurative. Obsolete.
intransitive. To follow the trail or track of the game.