Bearhound

Quick meaning: Bearhound is a noun meaning A dog used for bearbaiting or bear hunting.

Meaning

A dog used for bearbaiting or bear hunting.

Example Sentences

"For his amusement John the Terrible used to order a number of people to be sewed up in bear-skins, and then torn to death by bear-hounds. For tearing prisoners to pieces he ordered the tops of several trees to be bent down so that they came together; the limbs of the unfortunate victim were fastened to these tops, each limb to a different tree. When they were thus tied up, the release of the trees performed the work intended by the cruel Czar."

Word Forms

• bearhounds

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bear baiting, buckhound, boarhound, bear bait, beartrap, hunter.

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