Definition of American foxhound

1. Noun. An American breed of foxhounds used for hunting both in packs and individually.

Generic synonyms: Foxhound

Lexicographical Neighbors of American Foxhound

American dwarf birch
American eagle
American eagles
American egret
American elder
American elk
American elm
American featherfoil
American feverfew
American flag
American flagfish
American fly honeysuckle
American flying squirrel
American football
American football game
American foxhound
American frogbit
American gallinule
American gentian
American germander
American ginseng
American golden plover
American golden plovers
American gray birch
American green toad
American hackberry
American harvest mouse
American hazel
American hellebore
American holly

Literary usage of American foxhound

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

1. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"In America the local conditions differ so widely, and are so various, that it is almost impossible to define the american foxhound. ..."

2. C.S.R. Blue Book of Dogdom (1911)
"The american foxhound, Ch. Scrape, winner of Championship of (he United States at the Brunswick Hunt Clob Trials, 1909. Bred and owned by the Rookwood ..."

3. The Show Dog: Being a Book Devoted to Describing the Cardinal Virtues and by Harry Woodworth Huntington (1901)
"The american foxhound while differing in many respects from the English should be judged upon the same value of points. He should be smaller and lighter in ..."

4. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1908)
"... HC Tugg, american foxhound ; W. Mills, The Dog in Health and Disease ; B. Waters, Training Hunting Dogs ; B. Waters, Modern Kennel Management. ..."

5. Hunting Dogs: Describes in a Practical Manner the Training, Handling by Oliver Hartley (1909)
"At a gathering of the foremost sportsmen of this country, in 1905, the following standard was fixed as ideal: The american foxhound should be smaller and ..."

6. The American Hunting Dog: Modern Strains of Bird Dogs and Hounds, and Their by Warren Hastings Miller (1919)
"When we come to the foxhound a mass of history and stud book records confronts us, and the going is much easier. The american foxhound ..."

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