| hound | 1. <zoology> A variety of the domestic dog, usually having large, drooping ears, especially. 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!" 3. <zoology> A houndfish. 4. 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. Origin: 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. Cvan. Cf. Canine, Cynic, Kennel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| hound's-tongue | <botany> A biennial weed (Cynoglossum officinale), with soft tongue-shaped leaves, and an offensive odour. It bears nutlets covered with barbed or hooked prickles. Synonym: dog's-tongue. Origin: AS. Hundes tunge. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hound-dog facies | The facial appearance in cutis laxa, with loose facial skin hanging in folds. (05 Mar 2000) |
| houndfish | <zoology> Any small shark of the genus Galeus or Mustelus, of which there are several species, as the smooth houndfish (G. Canis), of Europe and America; called also houndshark, and dogfish. The European nursehound, or small-spotted dogfish, is Scyllium canicula; the rough houndfish, or large-spotted dogfish, is S. Catulus. The name has also sometimes been applied to the bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix), and to the silver gar. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| basset hound | <zoology> A small kind of hound with a long body and short legs, used as an earth dog. Origin: F. Basset. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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