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  • 31Hound Trailing — is a traditional Cumbrian dog sport now also practised in other areas of northern England as well as Ireland [http://www.borderhoundtrailing.com/home/historyofthebhta/page] Border Hound Trailing Association history page] . Trail hounds,… …

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  • 32hound — 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… …

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  • 33Hound — 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},… …

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  • 34hound — [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*,… …

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  • 35Dog — Dog, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dogged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dogging}.] To hunt or track like a hound; to follow insidiously or indefatigably; to chase with a dog or dogs; to worry, as if by dogs; to hound with importunity. [1913 Webster] I have been… …

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  • 36Dog anatomy — includes the same internal structures that are in humans. Details of structures vary tremendously from breed to breed, more than in any other animal species, wild or domesticated,[1] as dogs vary from the tiny Chihuahua to the giant Irish… …

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  • 37dog — [n] canine mammal bitch, bowwow*, cur, doggy, fido*, flea bag*, hound, man’s best friend*, mongrel, mutt, pooch*, pup, puppy, stray, tail wagger*, tyke; concept 400 dog [v] chase after; bother bedog, haunt, hound, plague, pursue, shadow, tag,… …

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  • 38Hound — 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.… …

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  • 39dog's-tongue — Hound s tongue Hound s tongue , n. [AS. hundes tunge.] (Bot.) A biennial weed ({Cynoglossum officinale}), with soft tongue shaped leaves, and an offensive odor. It bears nutlets covered with barbed or hooked prickles. Called also {dog s tongue}.… …

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  • 40Hound's-tongue — n. [AS. hundes tunge.] (Bot.) A biennial weed ({Cynoglossum officinale}), with soft tongue shaped leaves, and an offensive odor. It bears nutlets covered with barbed or hooked prickles. Called also {dog s tongue}. [1913 Webster] …

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