† houndingn.¹

Etymology: < hound n.¹ + -ing suffix³.

Obsolete.

A fabulous animal, partly dog and partly man; a cynocephalus.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > hybrid creature or monster > [noun] > human hybrid > human and dog

houndinga1400

cynocephalusc1400

dogmana1743

cynocephalist1837

a1400 K. Alis. (Bodl.) 4948 [4963] Anoþer folk there is biside; Houndynges men clepeþ hem wide, From þe brest to þe grounde Men hij ben, abouen houndes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

houndingn.²

Etymology: < hound n.²Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhounding.

Nautical.

The lower part of the mast, below the hounds.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > spar > [noun] > mast > lower part of mast

stump1725

houndingc1860

c1860 H. Stuart Novices or Young Seaman's Catech. (rev. ed.) 74 From deck to the hounds it is called hounding.

1882 G. S. Nares Seamanship (ed. 6) 8 Hounding, from the upper deck, to where the rigging is placed.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

houndingn.²

/ˈhaʊndɪŋ/

Etymology: < hound v.

1. The action or practice of pursuing, driving, or tracking game with hounds; spec. the tracking and driving of a deer, etc., by a hound or hounds, until it is brought under the hunter's gun.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting with hounds > [noun]

baitingc1300

bait?a1500

hounding1854

1854 H. D. Thoreau Walden 299 The old hound burst into view with muzzle to the ground..but spying the dead fox she suddenly ceased her hounding.

1889 Athenæum 22 June 786/3 Mr. Phillipps-Wolley says that ‘hounding’ is the universal form of sport in the Adirondacks.

1894 Cent. Mag. Jan. 349/1 When they [hunters] introduced hounding, the moose simply left the country.

2. figurative. Worrying, persecution.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > persecution

cravinga1300

warrayinga1300

persecutionc1350

persecutionc1384

pursuita1387

persecuting1543

dragooning1691

prosecution1702

dragonnadesa1715

hounding1887

dragoonage1894

witch-hunting1918

1887 in Pall Mall Gaz. 13 Jan. 12/1 When we reflect on the harrying and hounding to which this distinguished son of our country has been exposed.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

> as lemmas

ˈhounding

ˈhounding adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > [adjective] > pursuing > pursuing harassingly

hounding1848

1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold III. x. ii. 45 The Orestes escapes from the hounding Furies.

extracted from houndv.

n.¹a1400

n.²c1860

as lemmas

单词	hounding
释义	† houndingn.¹ Etymology: < hound n.¹ + -ing suffix³. Obsolete. A fabulous animal, partly dog and partly man; a cynocephalus. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > hybrid creature or monster > [noun] > human hybrid > human and dog houndinga1400 cynocephalusc1400 dogmana1743 cynocephalist1837 a1400 K. Alis. (Bodl.) 4948 [4963] Anoþer folk there is biside; Houndynges men clepeþ hem wide, From þe brest to þe grounde Men hij ben, abouen houndes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2018). houndingn.² Etymology: < hound n.²Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhounding. Nautical. The lower part of the mast, below the hounds. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > spar > [noun] > mast > lower part of mast stump1725 houndingc1860 c1860 H. Stuart Novices or Young Seaman's Catech. (rev. ed.) 74 From deck to the hounds it is called hounding. 1882 G. S. Nares Seamanship (ed. 6) 8 Hounding, from the upper deck, to where the rigging is placed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). houndingn.² /ˈhaʊndɪŋ/ Etymology: < hound v. 1. The action or practice of pursuing, driving, or tracking game with hounds; spec. the tracking and driving of a deer, etc., by a hound or hounds, until it is brought under the hunter's gun. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting with hounds > [noun] baitingc1300 bait?a1500 hounding1854 1854 H. D. Thoreau Walden 299 The old hound burst into view with muzzle to the ground..but spying the dead fox she suddenly ceased her hounding. 1889 Athenæum 22 June 786/3 Mr. Phillipps-Wolley says that ‘hounding’ is the universal form of sport in the Adirondacks. 1894 Cent. Mag. Jan. 349/1 When they [hunters] introduced hounding, the moose simply left the country. 2. figurative. Worrying, persecution. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > persecution cravinga1300 warrayinga1300 persecutionc1350 persecutionc1384 pursuita1387 persecuting1543 dragooning1691 prosecution1702 dragonnadesa1715 hounding1887 dragoonage1894 witch-hunting1918 1887 in Pall Mall Gaz. 13 Jan. 12/1 When we reflect on the harrying and hounding to which this distinguished son of our country has been exposed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2019). > as lemmas ˈhounding ˈhounding adj. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > [adjective] > pursuing > pursuing harassingly hounding1848 1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold III. x. ii. 45 The Orestes escapes from the hounding Furies. extracted from houndv. < n.¹a1400n.²c1860n.²c1860 as lemmas
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† houndingn.1

houndingn.2

houndingn.2

> as lemmas

† houndingn.¹

houndingn.²

houndingn.²