Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The method or practice of hunting game with hounds; coursing; specifically, the pursuit of deer with hounds, which drive them toward the hunter.
  • noun Nautical, same as hound, 5.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The act of one who hounds.
  • noun (Naut.) The part of a mast below the hounds and above the deck.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb Present participle of hound.
  • noun Pursuit, especially when persistent or relentless.
  • noun nautical The part of a mast below the hounds and above the deck.

Etymologies

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From hound +‎ -ing.

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