hounding

[ houn-ding ]

/ ˈhaʊn dɪŋ /

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noun Nautical.

the portion of a lower mast between the cheeks or hounds and the deck.

the portion of an upper mast between the cap of the mast below and the hounds above.

the part of a bowsprit projecting beyond the stem.

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Origin of hounding

First recorded in 1850–55; hound² + -ing¹

And we are, to my knowledge, the only nation that has hounding down joy written into our foundational documents.
What Did TJ Mean By “Pursuit of Happiness,” Anyway?|P. J. O’Rourke|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Once we get out into the real world, we continue to follow their every step, hounding them everywhere.
Scarlett Johansson is an Alien Seductress in ‘Under the Skin’|Jimmy So|April 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I think I started hounding them to let me direct an episode since Season 2, and I continue to hound them.
NCIS’s 11th Anniversary: Michael Weatherly’s Top 10 Moments|Michael Weatherly|September 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Also, for those of you hounding me about how I can keep supporting Romney, that post will go up tomorrow.
Reader Responses to David's Romney Endorsement|Justin Green|November 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Does the report recommend that ignorant retail investors stay away from fee-hounding brokers?
SEC Report Calls Most Regular Investors Financially Illiterate|Alex Klein|August 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The writer circulated the first petition to get the law enacted prohibiting the hounding of deer.
Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper|Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock
When they'd had enough hounding and restriction, they rose in their might.
The Syndic|C.M. Kornbluth
What meant this inhuman hounding of men so highly honored in the community?
The Life of John Taylor|B. H. Roberts
Ever since he won that cup he's been hounding me—by letter, by telephone and by word of mouth.
Fore!|Charles Emmett Van Loan
But, glancing over his shoulder, he saw a hounding form behind, catching him as though he were walking.
Bob, Son of Battle|Alfred Ollivant