wish-houndsn.
/ˈwɪʃhaʊn(d)z/, U.S. /ˈwɪʃˌ(h)aʊn(d)z/ With plural agreement. Local name for a ghostly pack of hounds formerly commonly believed to hunt over Dartmoor (Devon) by night.
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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > ghost or phantom > [noun] > in animal form
gytrash1847
wish-hounds1847
shuck1850
the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting with hounds > [noun] > pack of hounds > ghostly
wish-hounds1847
1847 Athenæum 27 Mar. 334/2 The Abbot's Way..is the especial haunt of the Wish, or Wisked [sic] Hounds.
1865 R. Hunt Pop. Romances W. Eng. 1st Ser. Introd. p. xix Wistman's Wood..is the very home of the Wish hounds, which hunt so fiercely over the Moor.
1865 S. Baring-Gould Bk. Were-wolves viii On Heathfield, near Tavistock, the wild huntsman rides by full moon with his ‘wush hounds’.
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ˈwish-hunt n.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > [noun] > a hunt or expedition > ghostly
wish-hunt1863
1863 S. Baring-Gould Iceland 202 On Dartmoor..the [Wild Huntsman's] chase continues: it is called the Wisht hunt.
ˈwish-hunter n.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > [noun] > ghostly hunter
wish-hunter1897
1897 S. Baring-Gould Guavas the Tinner xiv 'Tis no Wish Hunter's gold.
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