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}, {Cynic}, {Kennel}.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A variety of the domestic dog, usually having large, drooping ears, esp. one which hunts game by scent, as the foxhound, bloodhound, deerhound, but also used for various breeds of fleet hunting dogs, as the greyhound, boarhound, etc.
Hounds and greyhounds, mongrels, spaniels, curs. --Shak.
2. A despicable person. ``Boy! false hound!'' --Shak.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A houndfish.
4. pl. (Naut.) Projections at the masthead, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top to rest on.
5. A side bar used to strengthen portions of the running gear of a vehicle.
{To follow the hounds}, to hunt with hounds.
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.
2. To hunt or chase with hounds, or as with hounds. --L'Estrange.
But to push its snobbish image, it advertises using a portrait of a tuxedo-clad Afghan hound posing next to a Persian cat wearing a red cocktail dress.
But other sources said an agreement was reached between the former president and the new government not to "hound him into prison," as a DJP official put it.
A former CIA operative who used to train members of Dr. Bosch's exile group for anti-Castro missions says Dr. Bosch was a publicity hound whose actions "have helped to destroy the reputation of anti-Castro Cubans."
"Ohio Boy: The Ceramic Sculpture of Jack Earl" is the first major retrospective by this rural Midwesterner whose life-sized hound dogs in high-heeled shoes are sure to elicit a giggle.
DALLAS (AP) - Actor Martin Sheen turned autograph hound after wrapping up a scene in The Dallas Morning News newsroom for an upcoming miniseries.
After three hours of lectures, the group has its first opportunity to practice by forming a circle around a large basset hound named Wally.
In the cross-current, Exxon slipped Dollars 5/8 to Dollars 59 and led the NYSE's most active list on volume of 4.9m shares. Canada Toronto stocks closed lower as the 'Quebec malaise' continued to hound equities.
"Land sharks" eager to resell properties hire thugs who spend Months banging noisemakers or setting fires to hound families from buildings they've occupied for generations.
In came a hound that sniffed the cameras for explosives.
A Rhodesian ridgeback is known as an African lion hound because of its ability to hunt lions, Skeldon said.
He is assisted in his endeavours by Horrifido, a skeletal hound. Sleepy Kids' shares rose 3p to 56p yesterday, a net rise of 15p on the week; on Thursday the directors said they knew of no reason for the strength of the shares.
"We've been tracking Zell Miller all day like a hound dog after a scared rabbit and we're going to catch him," Young said after arriving in Augusta and Savannah as Miller left.
Though his Ness starts out as a wholesome prig, he is also a bit of a publicity hound himself and maybe not all that different from his nemesis Capone.
Also, bailout legislation may yet be revived using a less onerous Senate version, if Howard Metzenbaum doesn't filibuster to get some RTC records he's chasing, the better to hound somebody on one of his many lists.
Roy L. Ash, then Litton's president, remembers Mr. Sullivan, who held a senior vice president position, as a shrewd acquisition hound who subsequently built Monroe into a far-flung business-equipment operation.