hound dog

  • 81hound — 1 noun (C) 1 a dog used for hunting: ride to hounds BrE old fashioned (=go foxhunting) 2 informal a dog 2 verb (T) 1 to keep following someone and asking them questions in an annoying or threatening way; harass (1): after the court case Lee was… …

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  • 83hound — noun 1》 a dog of a breed used for hunting, especially one able to track by scent. 2》 a person eagerly seeking something: a publicity hound. 3》 used in names of dogfishes, e.g. nurse hound. verb harass or pursue relentlessly. Origin OE hund, of… …

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  • 84dog — [11] Dog is one of the celebrated mystery words of English etymology. It appears once in late Old English, in the Prudentius glosses, where it translates Latin canis, but its use does not seem to have proliferated until the 13th century, and it… …

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  • 85dog — n 1. canine, hound, Sl. pooch, Fr. chien; female dog, bitch; cur, tyke, mongrel, Sl. mutt; doggy, pup, puppy, whelp. 2. dingo, wild dog, wolf, fox, jackal, coyote, hyena. 3.Slang. scoundrel, knave, rogue, wretch, scamp, scapegrace, rascal,… …

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  • 86dog — [11] Dog is one of the celebrated mystery words of English etymology. It appears once in late Old English, in the Prudentius glosses, where it translates Latin canis, but its use does not seem to have proliferated until the 13th century, and it… …

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  • 87hound — 1. noun take the hounds out for a run Syn: dog, hunting dog, canine, mongrel, cur; informal doggy, pooch, mutt, pup 2. verb 1) she was hounded by the press Syn: pursue, chase, follow, shadow …

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  • 88hound's-tongue — /howndz tung /, n. any of various plants belonging to the genus Cynoglossum, of the borage family, esp. C. officinale, having coarse, tongue shaped leaves, dull purple flowers, and prickly nutlets. [bef. 1000; ME; OE hundestunge, trans. of L… …

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  • 89hound — [[t]ha͟ʊnd[/t]] hounds, hounding, hounded 1) N COUNT A hound is a type of dog that is often used for hunting or racing. Rainey s chief interest in life is hunting with hounds. 2) VERB If someone hounds you, they constantly disturb or speak to you …

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  • 90hound — [haʊnd] verb [T] I 1) to follow someone in a determined way in order to get something from them She was sick of being hounded by the press.[/ex] 2) to force someone to leave a place or job by always being unpleasant to them His political… …

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