See Also: hound(dictionary)
hound(medicine)
hound(encyclopedia)
hound(1)(dictionary)
hound(2)(dictionary)
hound 1, noun(dictionary)
Hound of the Baskervilles, The(dictionary)
basset hound(encyclopedia)
Afghan hound(encyclopedia)
Hound's-tongue(medicine)

hound(2) (iou)



hound noun2. L15.
[Alt. (with parasitic -d, as in SOUND noun2) of earlier HUNE: infl. by HOUND noun1.]
Nautical. Each of one or more wooden projections below a masthead, supporting (in smaller vessels) the shrouds by which a mast is stayed laterally, or formerly (in larger ships) the trestle-trees. Usu. in pl. L15.
Each of two or more wooden bars connecting the forecarriage of a springless carriage. dial. & US. M19.