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foxhound

[foks-hound]
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noun
  1. any of several breeds of medium-sized hounds trained to hunt foxes and having a glossy coat in combinations of black, tan, and white.
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Compare American foxhound, English foxhound.

Origin of foxhound

First recorded in 1755–65; fox + hound1
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Historical Examples

  • Finally, they secured the help of a trapper who owned a big English foxhound.

    Forest Neighbors

    William Davenport Hulbert

  • The sound was such as is the yelp of a foxhound drawing a cover.

  • A foxhound scents the trail of his game and tracks it straight to a killing.

    If You Don't Write Fiction

    Charles Phelps Cushing

  • Every stitch of canvas she could carry was set on board the Foxhound.

  • The Foxhound and her prizes were slowly making their way to England.

British Dictionary definitions for foxhound

foxhound

noun
  1. 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
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Word Origin and History for foxhound

n.

1763, from fox (n.) + hound (n.).

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