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Definition of foxhound : One of a special breed of hounds used for chasing foxes.

Synonyms:

lapdog, guide dog, mongrel, mutt, guard dog, gun dog, bird dog, attack dog

dingo, boarhound, dog, terrier, German shepherd, beagle, pointer, poodle, boxer, Afghan, setter, wolfhound, whippet, Great Dane, Pekinese, Aberdeen terrier, Irish wolfhound, Cairn terrier, Dalmatian, hound, husky, griffon, Yorkshire terrier, bloodhound, mastiff, chow, greyhound, Pomeranian, collie, French poodle, golden retriever, retriever, Irish setter, English setter, dachshund, St. Bernard, bull terrier, Labrador retriever, pug, toy poodle, cocker spaniel, basset hound, Scotch terrier, Welsh terrier, Airedale, schnauzer, Siberian wolfhound, spitz, Borzoi, Chihuahua, sheep dog, Samoyed, Doberman pinscher, spaniel, bulldog

Usage examples:

• Bluebeard was a foxhound, bred at Newera Ellia, in 1847, by F. J. Templer, Esq. - "Eight Years' Wandering in Ceylon", Samuel White Baker.
• For years he has kept the foxhound studbook, and is the final source of information on all disputed points relating to this breed. - "Taxidermy", Leon Luther Pray.
• It was a fat foxhound puppy, very clumsy and very affectionate. - "Oswald Bastable and Others", Edith Nesbit.