Hound

Hound

A hound is a type of dog that assists hunters by tracking or chasing the animal being hunted. It can be contrasted with the gun dog, which assists hunters by identifying the location of prey, and with the retriever, which recovers shot quarry.

There are three types of hound, with several breeds belonging to each type:

List of hound breeds

*Afghan Hound
*Artois Hound
*Azawakh
*Basenji
*Basset Bleu de Gascogne
*Basset Fauve de Bretagne
*Basset Griffon Vendéen (Grand)
*Basset Griffon Vendéen (Petit)
*Basset Hound
*Bavarian Mountain Hound
*Beagle
*Bloodhound
*Borzoi
*Cirneco dell'Etna
*Coonhound
*Dachshund
*Deerhound
*Dumfriesshire Hound
*Estonian Hound
*Finnish Hound
*Foxhound
*Grand Bleu de Gascogne

*Greyhound
*Hamiltonstovare
*Harrier
*Ibizan Hound
*Irish Wolfhound
*Kanni
*Combai
*Otterhound
*Pharaoh Hound
*Plott Hound
*Polish Hound
*Portuguese Podengo
*Rajapalayam (dog)
*Rhodesian Ridgeback
*Saluki
*Segugio Italiano
*Schweizer Laufhund
*Scottish Deerhound
*Silken Windhound
*Sloughi
*Taigan
*Whippet


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  • hound — hound1 [hound] n. [ME < OE hund, a dog (generic term), akin to Ger < IE base * kwon , dog > CYNIC, Gr kyōn, L canis: HOUND1 sense 1 shows specialization, accompanied by generalization of OE docga: see DOG] 1. any of several breeds of… …   English World dictionary

  • Hound — Hound, n. [OE. hound, hund, dog, AS. hund; akin to OS. & OFries. hund, D. hond, G. hund, OHG. hunt, Icel. hundr, Dan. & Sw. hund, Goth. hunds, and prob. to Lith. sz?, Ir. & Gael. cu, L. canis, Gr. ?, ?, Skr. [,c]van. [root]229. Cf. {Canine},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hound — Hound, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hounding}.] 1. To set on the chase; to incite to pursuit; as, to hounda dog at a hare; to hound on pursuers. Abp. Bramhall. [1913 Webster] 2. To hunt or chase with hounds, or as with hounds.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hound — [n] dog afghan, airedale, akita, basset, beagle, bowwow*, canine, dachshund, man’s best friend*, mongrel, mutt, pointer, pooch, poodle, retriever; concepts 394,400 hound [v] chase, badger annoy, bait, be at, beat the bushes*, be on one’s back*,… …   New thesaurus

  • hound — ► NOUN 1) a dog of a breed used for hunting. 2) a person who pursues something eagerly: a publicity hound. ► VERB ▪ harass or pursue relentlessly. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • hound — index badger, bait (harass), harry (harass), hector, hunt, importune, molest ( …   Law dictionary

  • hound — vb ride, hector, *bait, badger, heckle, chivy Analogous words: harry, harass, *worry, annoy: torment, torture, try, *afflict: persecute, oppress, *wrong …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • hound — booze·hound; grew·hound; hore·hound; hound; hound·er; hound·ing; hound·ish; slot·hound; slow·hound; wolf·hound; grey·hound; …   English syllables

  • Hound — Der American Foxhound gehört zum Typ Scenthound …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • hound — I n. hunting dog 1) a pack of hounds 2) (esp. BE) to ride to hounds, to follow the hounds ( to hunt on horseback with dogs ) enthusiast 3) autograph hounds II v. 1) (d; tr.) to hound from, out of (they hounded her out of office) 2) (d; tr.) to… …   Combinatory dictionary

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