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Hounding

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hound⋅ing

  [houn-ding]
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–noun Nautical.
1. the portion of a lower mast between the cheeks or hounds and the deck.
2. the portion of an upper mast between the cap of the mast below and the hounds above.
3. the part of a bowsprit projecting beyond the stem.
Origin:
1850–55; hound 2 + -ing 1

hound

1  [hound]
–noun
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, despicable person.
4. Informal. an addict or devotee: an autograph hound.
5. one of the pursuers in the game of hare and hounds.
–verb (used with object)
6. to hunt or track with hounds, or as a hound does; pursue.
7. to pursue or harass without respite: Her little brother wouldn't stop hounding her.
8. to incite (a hound) to pursuit or attack; urge on.
9. Informal. to incite or urge (a person) to do something (usually fol. by on).
—Idioms
10. follow the hounds, Fox Hunting. to participate in a hunt, esp. as a member of the field.
11. ride to hounds, Fox Hunting. to participate in a hunt, whether as a member of the field or of the hunt staff.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME h(o)und, OE hund; c. D hond, ON hundr, Dan, Sw hund, G Hund, Goth hunds; akin to L canis, Gk kýōn (gen. kynós), Skt śván (gen. śunas), OIr cú (gen. con), Welsh ci (pl. cwn), Tocharian A kū, Lith šuõ

Related forms:
hounder, noun
houndish, houndy, adjective
houndlike, adjective

Synonyms:
6. dog, follow, chase, trail; tail. 7. pester, annoy, persecute, bully.
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hound   (hound)   
n.  

    1. A domestic dog of any of various breeds commonly used for hunting, characteristically having drooping ears, a short coat, and a deep resonant voice.

    2. A dog.

    3. One who eagerly pursues something: a gossip hound.

    4. A devotee or an enthusiast: a coffee hound.

  2. A contemptible person; a scoundrel.

    1. One who eagerly pursues something: a gossip hound.

    2. A devotee or an enthusiast: a coffee hound.

tr.v.   hound·ed, hound·ing, hounds

  1. To pursue relentlessly and tenaciously. See Synonyms at harass.

  2. To urge insistently; nag: hounded me until I agreed to cut my hair.


[Middle English, from Old English hund; see kwon- in Indo-European roots.]
hound'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

hound 
O.E. hund "dog," from P.Gmc. *khundas (cf. Ger. Hund, O.N. hundr, Goth. hunds), from PIE *kuntos, dental enlargement of base *kwon- "dog" (see canine). Meaning narrowed 12c. to "dog used for hunting." The verb sense of "urge on, incite" is first attested 1528, that of "pursue relentlessly" is first recorded 1605.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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