HOUND

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hund; akin to Old High German hunt dog, Latin canis, Greek kyōn Date: before 12th century 1. dog , a dog of any of numerous hunting breeds including both scent ~s (as the blood~ and beagle) and sight ~s (as the grey~ and Afghan ~), a mean or despicable person, dogfish , a person who pursues like a ~, II. transitive verb Date: 1528 to pursue with or as if with ~s, to drive or affect by persistent harassing, see: bait ~er noun