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Definition of Otterhound
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 Otterhound
Literary usage of Otterhound
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Complete Dog Book by William Arthur Bruette (1921)
"THE otterhound The otterhound is one of the oldest of sporting breeds, and no
attempt will be made to indicate their ancestry. In general form they are not ..."
2. The Twentieth Century Dog by Herbert Compton (1904)
"THE otterhound OTTER-HUNTING is one of the oldest English sports, and at one time
enjoyed royal patronage. King John is reputed to have kept his " otter ..."
3. Our Dogs and Their Diseases by George S. Heatley (1884)
"The otterhound.—(Cania familiaris.) This animal is exclusively employed for the
chase of the otter. It is a bold, hardy, active dog, which is in every sense ..."
4. The Dog in Health and in Disease by Wesley Mills (1895)
"The otterhound.—Very like the bloodhound in general appearance, coat excepted,
which is thick, oily, and with pily undercoat, adapting the animal to water. ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia of Sport by Frederick George Aflalo, Hedley Peek (1897)
"otterhounds—The true otterhound is in The otterhound is a very strong, short-legged
dog, not, as a rule, over 22 inches high. Shaj.y and rough in his coat, ..."
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