scent hound

scent hound
A hunting dog that tracks prey using its sense of smell rather than by its vision.

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  • Scent hound — Scent hounds (Scenthounds) are a type of hound that primarily hunts by scent rather than sight. The Scenthound breeds are generally regarded as having some of the most sensitive noses among canines. Scenthounds specialize in following a smell or… …   Wikipedia

  • scent hound — scent hound, a hunting dog that chases by scent rather than sight. Beagles and bloodhounds are scent hounds …   Useful english dictionary

  • scent hound — noun Date: 1976 a hound (as a bloodhound) that hunts and pursues game by scent rather than by sight compare sight hound …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Hound Group — is the name of a breed group of dogs, used by kennel clubs to classify a defined collection of dog breeds, and does not necessarily include all hound type dogs. Most major English language kennel clubs include a Hound Group (including The Kennel… …   Wikipedia

  • Hound Trailing — is a traditional Cumbrian dog sport now also practised in other areas of northern England as well as Ireland [http://www.borderhoundtrailing.com/home/historyofthebhta/page] Border Hound Trailing Association history page] . Trail hounds,… …   Wikipedia

  • Scent — Scent, n. 1. That which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals; odor; smell; as, the scent of an orange, or of a rose; the scent of musk. [1913 Webster] With lavish hand diffuses scents ambrosial. Prior. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scent — Scent, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scenting}.] [Originally sent, fr. F. sentir to feel, to smell. See {Sense}.] 1. To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to scent game, as a hound does. [1913 Webster] Methinks I… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hound — Hound, n. [OE. hound, hund, dog, AS. hund; akin to OS. & OFries. hund, D. hond, G. hund, OHG. hunt, Icel. hundr, Dan. & Sw. hund, Goth. hunds, and prob. to Lith. sz?, Ir. & Gael. cu, L. canis, Gr. ?, ?, Skr. [,c]van. [root]229. Cf. {Canine},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hound — hound1 hounder, n. houndish, houndy, adj. houndlike, adj. /hownd/, n. 1. one of any of several breeds of dogs trained to pursue game either by sight or by scent, esp. one with a long face and large drooping ears. 2. Informal. any dog. 3. a mean,… …   Universalium

  • hound — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hunting … OF HOUNDS ▪ pack HOUND + VERB ▪ bark, bay ▪ We could hear the hounds b …   Collocations dictionary

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