Definition of Foxhounds

1. Noun. (plural of Foxhound) ¹

2. Noun. (plural of foxhound) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Foxhounds

1. foxhound [n] - See also: foxhound

Lexicographical Neighbors of Foxhounds

foxcore
foxed
foxery
foxes
foxes in the henhouse
foxfire
foxfires
foxfish
foxfishes
foxglove
foxglove family
foxgloves
foxhole
foxholes
foxhound
foxhounds (current term)
foxhunt
foxhunted
foxhunter
foxhunters
foxhunting
foxhuntings
foxhunts
foxie
foxier
foxies
foxiest
foxily
foxiness
foxinesses

Literary usage of Foxhounds

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Palmer's Index to "The Times" Newspaper (1870)
"... foxhounds, 14 я б 4 — Prince of Wales' International Cup, 14y 124 Public ... by Prince of Wales, 11 in 9/—27 «i 5 e Sale of foxhounds at Ipswich, ..."

2. The Royal Academy of Arts: A Complete Dictionary of Contributors and Their ...by Algernon Graves by Algernon Graves (1905)
"1817. 407 "Spring Tail," belonging to Mr. E. Tattersall. 417 Pointers, the property of Mr. Cumberbatch. 1818. 380 foxhounds, the property of E. Tattersall, ..."

3. Hunting the Fox (1921)
"CHAPTER II Masters of foxhounds—To dig or not to dig ? ... No one is too good to be a Master of foxhounds. If he be gifted with the average endowment of ..."

4. The Sporting Dog by Joseph Alexander Graham (1904)
"CHAPTER IX foxhounds AMERICA has much more of fox-hunting than the average citizen might suppose. In England hunting is a sport of such eminent prestige ..."

5. The Science of Foxhunting and Management of the Kennel by Knightley William Horlock (1868)
"Fearful of running into one extremity, masters of hounds and huntsmen rush into the other, and so long as pace is everything and hunting nothing, foxhounds ..."

6. Great Victorians: Memories and Personalities by Thomas Hay Sweet Escott (1916)
"... and created Lord Raglan in 1852—With the Badminton foxhounds and in the Savernake game coverts—As aide-de-camp at Waterloo loses his arm, ..."

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