otterhound

ot·ter·hound

O5167400 (ŏt′ər-hound′)n. A dog of a hardy breed developed in England for hunting otters, having webbed feet and a thick coarse coat.

ot•ter•hound

(ˈɒt ərˌhaʊnd)

n. one of an English breed of water dogs having a thick, oily coat, used for hunting otters. [1600–10]

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otterhound - hardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat; bred for hunting ottersotter houndhound, hound dog - any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears

otterhound

otterhound,

breed of large houndhound,
classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate dogs bred to hunt animals. Most of the dogs in this group hunt by scent, their quarry ranging from such large game as bear or elk to small game and vermin; ground scenters trail slowly with the head low, and
..... Click the link for more information. developed in England over centuries. It stands about 25 in. (63.5 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs up to 65 lb (29.5 kg). The water-repellent double coat is composed of hard, oily outer hairs and a thick, woolly undercoat. It is usually colored white and blue, but it may also be various shades of tan or black and tan. During the latter half of the 19th cent., when the hunting of otters in England was at its peak, as many as 20 packs of otterhounds regularly worked the countryside and riverbanks. Today it is still used as a hunter, frequently for raccoon, but is more often kept as a farm dog and pet. See dogdog,
carnivorous, domesticated wolf (Canis lupus familiaris) of the family Canidae, to which the jackal and fox also belong. The family Canidae is sometimes referred to as the dog family, and its characteristics, e.g.
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noun hardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat

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