foxhound

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fox·hound

(fŏks′hound′)

Any of various medium-sized short-haired hounds developed for fox hunting, especially the English foxhound or the American foxhound.

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foxhound

(ˈfɒksˌhaʊnd)

(Animals) either of two breeds (the English and the American) of dog having a short smooth coat and pendent ears. Though not large (height about 60 cm or 23 in.) they have great stamina and are usually kept for hunting foxes

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

fox•hound

(ˈfɒksˌhaʊnd)

n.

any of several breeds of hounds trained to hunt foxes, typically medium-sized dogs with hanging ears, straight legs, and a short glossy coat of black, tan, and white.

[1755–65]

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Noun

foxhound - medium-sized glossy-coated hounds developed for hunting foxes

hound, hound dog - any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears

American foxhound - an American breed of foxhounds used for hunting both in packs and individually

Walker foxhound, Walker hound - an American breed of foxhound

English foxhound - an English breed slightly larger than the American foxhounds originally used to hunt in packs

Translations

كَلْب يُسْتَخْدَم في صَيْد الثَّعالِب

pes cvičený na lišku

foxhound

Hetzhund

chien courant

kopó

refahundur

cane per la caccia alla volpe foxhound

revehund

foxhound

av köpeğitilki

狐狗

foxhound

[ˈfɒkshaʊnd] N → perro m raposero

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

foxhound

[ˈfɒkshaʊnd] n → fox-hound mfox-hunting foxhunting [ˈfɒkshʌntɪŋ] n → chasse f au renard

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fox

(foks) – plural ˈfoxes – noun

a type of reddish-brown wild animal which looks like a dog.

adjective

fox-fur.

verb

to puzzle or confuse. She was completely foxed.

ˈfoxy adjective

1. clever in a deceitful way. He's a foxy fellow.

2. like a fox. She had rather foxy features.

ˈfoxhound noun

a kind of dog trained to chase foxes.

fox terrier

a kind of dog formerly trained to drive foxes out of their holes in the ground.

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They tell me that if the fox would remain in the bosom of the frozen earth he would be safe, or if be would run in a straight line away no foxhound could overtake him; but, having left his pursuers far behind, he stops to rest and listen till they come up, and when he runs he circles round to his old haunts, where the hunters await him.

Nutting had a famous foxhound named Burgoyne -- he pronounced it Bugine -- which my informant used to borrow.

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As I watched him I was irresistibly reminded of a pure-blooded well-trained foxhound as it dashes backwards and forwards through the covert, whining in its eagerness, until it comes across the lost scent.

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When we descended I followed Holmes into the stable yard, where he opened the door of a loose-box and led out a squat, lop-eared, white-and-tan dog, something between a beagle and a foxhound.

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I would keep a pack of foxhounds, and drink a bottle of wine a day."

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Six foxhounds burst at once upon the little heath, with mingling yelps of triumph.

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Four Masters of Foxhounds were at table, and in a mellow hour the Inspector told them stories of the Gihon Hunt.

Then the Inspector translated a few of its significations and implications to the four Masters of Foxhounds. He left three days later with eight couple of the best hounds in England--a free and a friendly and an ample gift from four packs to the Gihon Hunt.

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Trained by Geoff Harker at Thirsk and owned by a syndicate largely made up of regulars at The Foxhound Inn at Scarborough, the grey now has the loftiest of targets.

Mick still has spring in step

The force caused outrage when it revealed its officers deliberately ran over a foxhound in their patrol car after it escaped onto the expressway at 4am near Llanfairfechan.

Cops should have called vet before killing dog; BUT REPORT INTO A55 HORROR CLEARS OFFICERS OF WRONGDOING AFTER THEY RAN OVER FOXHOUND

The police said at the time that a decision was taken that the foxhound - which was running loose on the A55 and had bitten an officer who attempted to contain it - had to be knocked down to "minimise risk to motorists".