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hound
I. \ˈhau̇nd\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hund; akin to Old High German hunt dog, Old Norse hundr, Gothic hunds, Latin canis, Greek kyōn, Sanskrit śvā
1.
a. : dog
b. : a dog of any of various breeds used in the chase that have typically large drooping ears and a deep voice and follow their prey by scent
c. Britain : foxhound
2. : a mean or despicable person
< that low-down, sneaking hound >
3.
a. : dogfish 1
b. Newfoundland : old-squaw
4. : one of the chasers in the game hare and hounds
5. : one closely attached to a habit or pursuit : addict
< autograph hound >
< an expert lens hound — H.H.Miller >
— often used in combinations
< boozehound >
< chowhound >
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English (Sc. dialect) hounden, from hound, n.
1.
a. : to hunt, chase, or track with hounds or as if with hounds
b. : to pursue unrelentingly
< was hounded by his creditors >
: heckle or harass unceasingly
< hounded from office by the press >
2. : to set on the chase : incite to pursuit
< hound a dog at a hare >
— often used with on
< hound on pursuers >
Synonyms: see bait
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English hune, hownde, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse hūnn cube, knob at the top of a masthead, young of an animal, bear cub — more at cave
1. hounds plural : the framing at the masthead of a ship for supporting the heel of the topmast and the upper parts of the lower rigging
2. : a sidebar connecting the tongue of a wagon with the forecarriage or the reach with the hind carriage in order to give additional rigidity to those parts |