| 单词 | scent hound |
| 释义 | > as lemmasscent hound scent hound n. a hound used to find or follow a scent; a hound that hunts by sense of smell; = scent dog n.; cf. line-hunter n. at line n.2 Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1793 Anthologia Hibernica Feb. 121/1 Canis veltris, or scent hound. 1840 P. H. Gosse Canad. Naturalist 271 It is no uncommon thing for deer, when pursued by scent-hounds, to leap aside from their course into a thicket, in hopes of lying concealed till the dogs pass by. 1912 J. B. Thomas Observ. Borzoi ii. 22 There were human beaters and scent-hounds finding the game. 2012 Independent 14 Dec. 7/3 As a scent hound the Beagle has few equals. < as lemmas |
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