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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.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Otter Hound
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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