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hound in English
- hound⇄expr. hounds, projections or shoulders on a masthead which support the trestletrees and thereby support the upper rigging.
Ex. The ice ... in the tops and round the hounds of the lower masts (Richard Henry Dana). - hound⇄expr. ride to (or follow the) hounds, to go hunting on horseback with a pack of hounds.
Ex. He would like to have a good-looking wife ... to go riding to hounds with him (William A. Black). - hound⇄hound (1), noun, verb.
- hound⇄hound (2), noun.
one of two or more wooden bars in a wagon, carriage, or the like, that serve as supports or connections to the fifth wheel, and to bear the force of the pull. - hound⇄noun hounder.
- hound⇄noun 1. a dog of any one of certain breeds which hunt by scent or sight and have large, drooping ears and short hair. Many hounds are named for the game they were originally trained to hunt, such as the deerhound, foxhound, staghound, and wolfhound.hound⇄v.t. 1. to hunt or chase with hounds or as a hound does.
2. (Figurative.) to keep on chasing or driving.
Ex. The police hounded the thief until they caught him.
3. (Figurative.) to urge on; incite.
Ex. The lazy boy's parents hou