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Definition hound

Etymology 1

From Middle English hound, from Old English hund, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz (confer West Frisian hûn, Dutch hond, Luxembourgish Hond, German Hund, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian hund), from pre-Germanic *?untós (compare Latvian sùnt-ene (“big dog”)), enlargement of Proto-Indo-European *?w? (“dog”) (compare Welsh cwn (“dogs”), Tocharian B ku, Lithuanian šuõ, Armenian ???? (šun)). Doublet of canine.

Noun

hound (plural hounds)

1. A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.
2. Any canine animal.
3. (by extension) Someone who seeks something.
4. (by extension) A male who constantly seeks the company of desirable women.
5. A despicable person.
6. A houndfish.

Etymology 2

From Middle English hounden, from the noun (see above).

Verb

hound (third-person singular simple present hounds, present participle hounding, simple past and past participle hounded)

1. (transitive) To persistently harass.
2. (transitive) To urge on against; to set (dogs) upon in hunting.

Etymology 3

From Middle English hownde, hount, houn, probably from Old Norse húnn, from Proto-Germanic *h?naz.

Noun

hound (plural hounds)

1. (nautical, in the plural) Projections at the masthead, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top to rest on.
2. A side bar used to strengthen portions of the running gear of a vehicle.

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