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otter hound
noun
- a dog used for otter hunting, esp one of a breed, now rare, that stands about 60 cm (24 in.) high and has a harsh thick coat, often greyish with tan markings
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Otters were illegally persecuted by fishermen and hunted with specially bred otter hounds until the practice was finally banned in 1981.
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If you’re born in the North Country, it’s hard to keep out of the river when you hear the otter hounds.”
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The otter hounds were out, and Mr. Ferris was driving his wife in the car to the meet.
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Of course Kitty can have no idea that Golderly has hunted a pack of otter hounds for some years.
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Landseer – who sculpted the lions in Trafalgar Square – spent a long time in the Highlands watching country life and the otter painting depicts a hunter and enthusiastic otter hounds belonging to the Earl of Aberdeen.
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