[hound] n [ME, fr. OE hund; akin to OHG hunt dog, L canis, Gk kyon] (bef. 12c) 1 a: dog b: a dog of any of various hunting breeds typically having large drooping ears and a deep voice and following their prey by scent
2: a mean or despicable person
3: dogfish
4: a person who pursues like a hound; esp: one who avidly seeks or collects something "autograph ~s"
[2]hound vt (1528) 1: to pursue with or as if with hounds
2: to drive or affect by persistent harassing syn see bait -- hound.er n