2. Noun. (plural of foxhound) ¹
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Definition of Foxhounds
1. foxhound [n] - See also: foxhound
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foxhounds
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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