Ban-hound
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ban-hound is a noun meaning (mythology) A dog that fulfills or executes a curse (ban).
Meaning
(mythology) A dog that fulfills or executes a curse (ban).
Example Sentences
`Rash man!' she said; `like Actæon, thou hast had thy will; be careful lest, like Actæon, thou too dost perish miserably, torn to pieces by the ban-hounds of thine own passions.'
[T]hose dames were wont to make their appearance, arrayed in green, in the neighbourhood of Llyn Barfog, chiefly at eventide, accompanied by their kine and hounds, and that on quiet summer nights in particular, these ban-hounds were often to be heard in full cry pursuing their prey[.]
Word Forms
- ban-hounds
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bearhound, brach, bandog, buckhound, packhound, drag-hound.
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