Dwelling When hounds do not come up

Dwelling When hounds do not come up

Dwelling. When hounds do not come up to the huntsman’s halloo till moved by the whipper-in, they are said to dwell.

Drafted. Hounds drawn from the pack to be disposed of, or hung, are drafted.

Earths are drawn. When a vixen fox has drawn out fresh earth, it is a proof she intends to lay up her cubs there.

Eye to hounds. A man has a good eye to hounds who turns his horse’s head with the leading hounds.

Flighty. A hound that is not a steady hunter.

Feeling a scent. You say, if scent is bad, The hounds could scarcely feel the scent.

Foil. When a fox runs the ground over which he has been before, he is running his foil.

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