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† ˈhoundsfoot Obs.
Also hounsfoot.
[ad. Du. hondsvot, Ger. hundsfott, scoundrel, rascal, lit. cunnus canis: see Grimm, Kluge and Franck.]
A scoundrel, a rascal, a worthless fellow.
1710Acc. Last Distemp. T. Whigg i. 16 O pox! It's that Hounsfoot Tom Whigg. 1712Arbuthnot John Bull iii. ix, What houndsfoot is it that puts these whims in thy head?
attrib.1814Scott Wav. xlviii, If you play any of your hounds-foot tricks. |