hound
/haʊnd/ sustantivo C1En español: perro de caza, sabueso, cárabo
- A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals. · The hounds were baying a fox.
- Any canine animal.
- Someone who seeks something.
- A male who constantly seeks the company of desirable women.
- A despicable person.
- A houndfish.
Plural hounds
Phrasal verbs y expresiones
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One day an old hound said to him: “Why do you make such an exhibition of yourself?
A STAG, roundly chased by the hounds and blinded by fear to the danger he was running into, took shelter in a farmyard and hid himself in a shed among the oxen.
A MAN had two dogs: a Hound, trained to assist him in his sports, and a Housedog, taught to watch the house.
The Hound, feeling much aggrieved at this, reproached his companion, saying, “It is very hard to have all this labor, while you, who do not assist in the chase, luxuriate on the fruits of my exertions.” The Housedog replied, “Do not blame me, my friend, but find fault with the master, who has not taught me to labor, but to depend for subsistence on the labor of others.”
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