Hound
Translation- Hound
A hound is a type of
dog that assistshunter s by tracking or chasing the animal being hunted. It can be contrasted with thegun dog , which assists hunters by identifying the location of prey, and with theretriever , which recovers shot quarry.There are three types of hound, with several breeds belonging to each type:
List of hound breeds
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Afghan Hound
*Artois Hound
*Azawakh
*Basenji
*Basset Bleu de Gascogne
*Basset Fauve de Bretagne
*Basset Griffon Vendéen (Grand)
*Basset Griffon Vendéen (Petit)
*Basset Hound
*Bavarian Mountain Hound
*Beagle
*Bloodhound
*Borzoi
*Cirneco dell'Etna
*Coonhound
*Dachshund
*Deerhound
*Dumfriesshire Hound
*Estonian Hound
*Finnish Hound
*Foxhound
*Grand Bleu de Gascogne *
Greyhound
*Hamiltonstovare
*Harrier
*Ibizan Hound
*Irish Wolfhound
*Kanni
*Combai
*Otterhound
*Pharaoh Hound
*Plott Hound
*Polish Hound
*Portuguese Podengo
*Rajapalayam (dog)
*Rhodesian Ridgeback
*Saluki
*Segugio Italiano
*Schweizer Laufhund
*Scottish Deerhound
*Silken Windhound
*Sloughi
*Taigan
*Whippet
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hound — 1> охотничья собака, особ. гончая Ex: the hounds свора гончик Ex: master of hounds обер егермейстер Ex: to follow the hounds, to ride to hounds охотиться (верхом) с собаками 2> собака, пес (обыкн. ирон. или пренебр) 3> бран. собака, негодяй 4> сл … Новый большой англо-русский словарь
Houndé — Status: commune urbaine Region: Hauts Bassins Provinz: Tuy Fläche: Einwohner … Deutsch Wikipedia
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},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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. [1913 Webster] 2. To hunt or chase with hounds, or as with hounds.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hound — 1. noun 1) собака; охотничья собака, особ. гончая the hounds сворагончих to follow (the) hounds, to ride to hounds охотиться верхом с собаками2) негодяй; собака 3) один из игроков в игре hare and hounds [см. hare ]Syn: pointer, retriever, setter … Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
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Hound — Der American Foxhound gehört zum Typ Scenthound … Deutsch Wikipedia
hound — 1. noun /haʊnd/ a) A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals. (Hunt hound, Hunting hound, hunting dog, hunter) On the way out of the building I was asked for my autograph. If Id known who the… … Wiktionary
hound — hound1 hounder, n. houndish, houndy, adj. houndlike, adj. /hownd/, n. 1. one of any of several breeds of dogs trained to pursue game either by sight or by scent, esp. one with a long face and large drooping ears. 2. Informal. any dog. 3. a mean,… … Universalium
hound — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hund; akin to Old High German hunt dog, Latin canis, Greek kyōn Date: before 12th century 1. a. dog b. a dog of any of numerous hunting breeds including both scent hounds (as the bloodhound and… … New Collegiate Dictionary
