foxhound

The "Foxhound" was ordered down from Shanghai, and converted into a passenger steamer, for the benefit of our ship's company.
In Eastern Seas|J. J. Smith
The poor little "Foxhound" had a lively time of it, and proved herself unequal to such a buffetting.
In Eastern Seas|J. J. Smith
Suddenly a wave of recollection swept over him and he gave tongue like a foxhound.
Elkan Lubliner, American|Montague Glass
It included two greyhounds, a rough-coated deerhound, a foxhound, and the fawn-colored crossbred mentioned above.
American Big-Game Hunting|Various

The foxhound is about two feet in height, and 120 of them would be considered an ample number for a quiet little fox hunt.
Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns)|Bill Nye

British Dictionary definitions for foxhound

foxhound

/ (ˈfɒksˌhaʊnd) /

noun

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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