hunt by scent

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• Scent hound — Scent hounds (Scenthounds) are a type of hound that primarily hunts by scent rather than sight. The Scenthound breeds are generally regarded as having some of the most sensitive noses among canines. Scenthounds specialize in following a smell or… …   Wikipedia

• scent — [sent] vt. [ME senten < OFr sentir < L sentire, to feel: see SEND1] 1. to smell; perceive by the olfactory sense 2. to get a hint or inkling of; suspect [to scent trouble] 3. to fill with an odor; give fragrance to; perfume vi. to hunt by… …   English World dictionary

• Scent — Scent, v. i. 1. To have a smell. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Thunderbolts . . . do scent strongly of brimstone. Holland. [1913 Webster] 2. To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Hunt — Hunt, v. i. 1. To follow the chase; to go out in pursuit of game; to course with hounds. [1913 Webster] Esau went to the field to hunt for venison. Gen. xxvii. 5. [1913 Webster] 2. To seek; to pursue; to search; with for or after. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hunt — [n] search, chase coursing, exploration, field sport, following, frisking, game, hounding, hunting, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, interrogation, investigation, look see*, meddling, probe, prosecution, prying, pursuance, pursuing, pursuit, quest …   New thesaurus

• Hunt-counter — Hunt count er, n. A worthless dog that runs back on the scent; a blunderer. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hunt counter — To follow the scent backwards • • • Main Entry: ↑hunt …   Useful english dictionary

• Hunt Saboteurs Association — The Hunt Saboteurs Association (HSA) is a worldwide organization using direct action to stop the hunting of animals. HSA activists use a model of leaderless resistance and have been using the same basic tactics since their inception 37 years ago; …   Wikipedia

• scent bag — noun 1. : a small scented pad or bag; especially : sachet 2. : a scent gland when pouched in form; also : a sac receiving the secretion of a scent gland * * * scent bag noun 1. A …   Useful english dictionary

• scent — scentless, adj. scentlessness, n. /sent/, n. 1. a distinctive odor, esp. when agreeable: the scent of roses. 2. an odor left in passing, by means of which an animal or person may be traced. 3. a track or trail as or as if indicated by such an… …   Universalium

• scent — [[t]sɛnt[/t]] n. 1) a distinctive odor, esp. when agreeable 2) anb an odor left in passing, by means of which an animal or person may be traced 3) a track or trail indicated by such an odor 4) perfume 5) phl the sense of smell: a remarkably keen… …   From formal English to slang