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a dog that is used when people hunt animals. hound. verb [ T ] uk/haʊnd/us. to follow someone and annoy them by asking questions or taking photographs: [ often passive ] She is always being hounded by photographers. (Definition of hound from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of hound.
noun. /haʊnd/. /haʊnd/. a dog that can run fast and has a good sense of smell, used for hunting. The hounds picked up the scent of the fox. In drag hunting, hounds chase an artificial scent. We could hear the hounds barking at the fox. see also Afghan hound, bloodhound, foxhound, greyhound, wolfhound Topics Animals c2.
Apr 14, 2024 · In 14th-century England, hound was the general word for all domestic canines, and dog referred to a subtype resembling the modern mastiff and bulldog. [1] . By the 16th century, dog had become the general word, and hound had begun to refer only to breeds used for hunting. [2]
