Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: hounds
IPA transcription: [h'aʊndz]
Usage examples
  • He devoted his life to the Brake Hounds.
  • They leaped upon it like hounds, striking at one another as they came together.
  • While they were walking they heard the hounds and later the huntsman's horn in the distance.
  • I was anxious to know about this, as inoculation used to be the practice with packs of hounds.
  • "Lo! to yon sedgy bank He creeps disconsolate; his numerous foes Surround him, hounds and men.
  • When the otter is seized, or upon the point of being caught by the hounds, he turns upon his pursuers with the utmost ferocity.
  • He had steeds of fine breed, and hounds of keen scent, for he was fond of the chase, and the woods and hills were full of game.
  • During the hunting season hounds should have sulphur mixed up with their mess once a-week, in the proportion of 3 drachms to each.
  • Instead of fearing it, you ought to be as anxious as the fox hounds straining at their leashes, or the race horses tugging at their reins.
  • Hearing the hunt, Mr. Tebrick quickened his pace so as to reach the edge of the copse, where they might get a good view of the hounds if they came that way.