Word Meanings - HOUNDING - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The part of a mast below the hounds and above the deck. (more info) 1. The act of one who hounds.

ABOVEBOARD
Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception. "Fair and aboveboard." Burke. Note: This expression is said by Johnson to have been borrowed from gamesters, who, when they change their cards, put their hands
ABOVESAID
Mentioned or recited before.
ABOVE-MENTIONED; ABOVE-NAMED
Mentioned or named before; aforesaid.
BELOW
1. Under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; as, below the moon; below the knee. Shak. 2. Inferior to in rank, excellence, dignity, value, amount, price, etc.; lower in quality. "One degree below kings." Addison. 3. Unworthy of; unbefitting;
BELOWT
To treat as a lout; to talk abusively to. Camden.
ABOVEDECK
On deck; and hence, like aboveboard, without artifice. Smart.
ABOVE-CITED
Cited before, in the preceding part of a book or writing.
ABOVE
1. In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface; over; -- opposed to below or beneath. Fowl that may fly above the earth. Gen. i. 20. 2. Figuratively, higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; beyond; higher in
FURBELOW
A plaited or gathered flounce on a woman's garment.