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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).
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 (gen. con), Welsh ci (pl. cwn), Tocharian A kū, Lith šuõ


hounder, noun
houndish, houndy, adjective
houndlike, adjective


6. dog, follow, chase, trail; tail. 7. pester, annoy, persecute, bully.
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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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