Hound vs Spaniel - What's the difference?
hound | spaniel |
A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals. (hunt hound, hunting hound, hunting dog, hunter)
(by extension) Someone who seeks something.
* 1996 , Marc Parent, Turning Stones , , ISBN 0151002045, page 93,
* 2004 , , ISBN 0743486196, page 483,
(by extension) A male who constantly seeks the company of receptive females.
* 1915 , , volume 122, number 787, December 1915, republished in ''Harper's Monthly Magazine , volume 122, December 1915 to May 1916, page 108,
A despicable person.
* Shakespeare
* Elizabeth Walter, Come and Get Me
A houndfish.
(nautical, in the plural) Projections at the masthead, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top to rest on.
A side bar used to strengthen portions of the running gear of a vehicle.
In more recent times, hound' has been replaced by ' dog but the sense remains the same.
To persistently harass.
Any of various small breeds of gun dog having a broad muzzle, long, wavy fur and long ears that hang at the side of the head, bred for flushing and retrieving game.
A cringing, fawning person.
To follow loyally or obsequiously, like a spaniel.
* 1606 : Shakespeare, William, The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra
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Spaniel is a hyponym of hound.
As nouns the difference between hound and spaniel
is that hound is a dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals. (hunt hound, hunting hound, hunting dog, hunter while spaniel is any of various small breeds of gun dog having a broad muzzle, long, wavy fur and long ears that hang at the side of the head, bred for flushing and retrieving game.As verbs the difference between hound and spaniel
is that hound is to persistently harass while spaniel is to follow loyally or obsequiously, like a spaniel.hound
English
Noun
(en noun)- On the way out of the building I was asked for my autograph. If I'd known who the signature hound thought I was, I would've signed appropriately.
- I still do not know if he's taken on this case because he's a glory hound , because he wants the PR, or if he simply wanted to help Anna.
- "Are you alone, Goodson?
- "She had a good many successors, John."
- "You are such a hound , in that respect, Goodson," said Claywell, "and you have always been such a hound, that it astounds me to find you—unaccompanied."
- Boy! false hound !
- 'You blackmailing hound ,' the parrot said distinctly, in what Hodges recognized as General Derby's voice. Anstruther turned pale.
Derived terms
* Afghan hound * autograph hound * bloodhound * clean as a hound's tooth * gazehound * greyhound, grayhound * hold with the hare and run with the hounds * hound dog * houndish * houndlike * houndly * houndstooth * houndy * publicity hound * rock hound * sighthound * wolfhound * boar hound * hell hound * war hound * hounds of warVerb
(en verb)- He hounded me for weeks, but I was simply unable to pay back his loan.
Anagrams
*spaniel
English
(wikipedia spaniel)Noun
(en noun)- (Shakespeare)
Derived terms
* cocker spaniel * field spaniel * King Charles spaniel * springer spanielVerb
(en-verb)- Antony : Do we shake hands.—All come to this!—The hearts / That spaniel'd me at heels, to whom I gave / Their wishes, do discandy, melt their sweets