Gazehound

Quick meaning: Gazehound is a noun meaning Synonym of sighthound (“a hound that primarily hunts by sight and speed, instead of by scent and endurance”).

Meaning

Synonym of sighthound (“a hound that primarily hunts by sight and speed, instead of by scent and endurance”).

Example Sentences

I entered the house with some wrath upon me at seeing the gazehounds in the yard; for it seems a cruel thing to me to harass the birds in the breeding-time.

And foresters, in green-wood trim, / Lead in the leash the gaze-hounds grim, / Attentive, as the bratchet's bay / From the dark covert drove the prey, / To slip them as he broke away.

Word Forms

• gazehounds
• gaze-hound

Synonyms for gazehound

Depending on context, synonyms include sighthound.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sighthound, hound, draghound, harehound, foxhound, slowhound.

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