otterhoundn.

Brit.

/ˈɒtəhaʊnd/, U.S.

/ˈɑdərˌ(h)aʊnd/

Forms: see otter n.¹, hound n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: otter n.¹, hound n.¹

Etymology: < otter n.¹ + hound n.¹

A dog used for hunting otters; (spec.) a breed of large hound with a long, rough coat; a dog of this breed.

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otterhound1575

otter-dog1653

1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie lxxiv. f. 203 A good Otter hounde may proue an excellent good buckhound.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 574 These Otters are hunted with speciall Dogges, called Otter-Houndes.

1854 J. W. Warter Last of Old Squires vi. 59 A messenger was despatched for the otter-hounds, which a friend of the squire's kept some ten miles off.

1972 Shooting Times & Country Mag. 27 May 17/1 The public will have an opportunity of seeing types of the old fashioned pure-bred otterhound, a breed not often seen nowadays.

2002 NFT Programme Booklet (National Film Theatre) Aug. 27/2 We follow Tarka's life from his birth through to a climactic underwater battle with a ferocious otterhound.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	otterhound
释义	otterhoundn. Brit. /ˈɒtəhaʊnd/, U.S. /ˈɑdərˌ(h)aʊnd/ Forms: see otter n.¹, hound n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: otter n.¹, hound n.¹ Etymology: < otter n.¹ + hound n.¹ A dog used for hunting otters; (spec.) a breed of large hound with a long, rough coat; a dog of this breed. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > hound > [noun] > otter-hound otterhound1575 otter-dog1653 1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie lxxiv. f. 203 A good Otter hounde may proue an excellent good buckhound. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 574 These Otters are hunted with speciall Dogges, called Otter-Houndes. 1854 J. W. Warter Last of Old Squires vi. 59 A messenger was despatched for the otter-hounds, which a friend of the squire's kept some ten miles off. 1972 Shooting Times & Country Mag. 27 May 17/1 The public will have an opportunity of seeing types of the old fashioned pure-bred otterhound, a breed not often seen nowadays. 2002 NFT Programme Booklet (National Film Theatre) Aug. 27/2 We follow Tarka's life from his birth through to a climactic underwater battle with a ferocious otterhound. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1575
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