lyme-hound
Americannoun
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He has the stanch lyme-hound to track the wounded buck over hill and dale, but he hath also the fleet gaze-hound to kill him at view.
From Kenilworth by Scott, Walter, Sir
Thou art the lyme-hound, I am the gaze-hound; and thy patron will need the aid of both, and can well afford to requite it.
From Kenilworth by Scott, Walter, Sir
“Lyam.”—A band or thong by which to lead a hound; hence lyme-hound.
From The Battaile of Agincourt by Garnett, Richard
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