| 单词 | to hunt it by the heel |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto hunt it by the heel j. Hunting. to run (also hunt, take it) heel: (of a hound) to follow the scent backwards, travelling in the opposite direction to the quarry; to hunt or run counter; also in figurative contexts. Formerly also †to run back the heel, †to hunt it by the heel. Cf. heel-way adv. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting with hounds > work done by hounds > action of hounds [phrase] > to run back on the scent to hunt it by the heel1677 to run (also hunt, take it) heel1677 to run back the heel1781 to take it heel1828 1677 N. Cox Gentleman's Recreation (ed. 2) i. 16 When the Hounds or Beagles hunt it by the Heel, we say, they Hunt Counter. 1781 P. Beckford Thoughts on Hunting x. 138 A fault..which such hounds must of necessity sometimes be guilty of, that is, running back the heel. 1814 in Rec. N. Devon Staghounds (c1882) 45 The whole pack took it heel, and were stopped before they reached the edge of the covert. 1828 Sporting Mag. 22 232 I cannot help challenging a stale scent, or, speaking more technically, taking it heel. 1840 Sporting Mag. Mar. 403 The hounds unfortunately ran heel on re-entering the wood. 1856 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports ii. v. 132/2 Too little [assistance] will make them tie on the scent, and hunt heel. 1923 Times 17 Jan. 5/5 The old Melbreak hounds will never run heel. 1946 M. C. Self Horseman's Encycl. 455 When hounds hit the line and run it backwards they are said to ‘run heel’. 1985 Times 2 Nov. 29/2 Hounds running ‘heel’—that is, running backwards the way the fox has come. < as lemmas |
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