Definition of Otter hound

1. Noun. Hardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat; bred for hunting otters.

Exact synonyms: Otterhound
Generic synonyms: Hound, Hound Dog

Lexicographical Neighbors of Otter Hound

ototoxicity
ototoxin
ototoxins
otozoum
ottar
ottars
ottava
ottava rima
ottavas
ottavino
ottavinos
ottawas
ottemannite
otter
otter civet
otter hound (current term)
otter shrew
ottered
otterhound
ottering
otterless
otterlike
otterpox
otters
otterskin
otterskins
otto of rose
ottoman
ottomans
ottomite

Literary usage of Otter hound

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

1. The Encyclopaedia of Sport by Frederick George Aflalo, Hedley Peek (1897)
"otter hound—In many particulars this is one of the most interesting of the varieties of the hounds, and appears to be one which we can pretty well call our ..."

2. A History and Description of the Modern Dogs of Great Britain and Ireland by Rawdon Briggs Lee (1897)
"THE otter hound. THERE is no finer type of the canine race in this country ... It has been said that the otter hound is a cross between the Welsh harrier, ..."

3. The Dogs of the British Islands: Being a Series of Articles on the Points of by John Henry Walsh (1882)
"THE otter hound. This hound, by an oversight, was entirely overlooked in the first edition of the " Dogs of the British ..."

4. British Dogs, Their Points, Selection, and Show Preparation by William D. Drury (1903)
"CHAPTER XVIII THE OTTER-HOUND ALTHOUGH many writers describe the Otter-hound as a dog of mixed breed, all refer him back to the old Southern Hound, ..."

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