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hound

noun / verb

Meaning

  1. nounA dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.

    Example: The hounds were baying a fox.

  2. verbTo persistently harass doggedly.

    Example: He hounded me for weeks, but I was simply unable to pay back his loan.

  3. nounProjections located at the masthead or foremast, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top on which to rest; a foretop.

Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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