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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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*Hound, n.2 (? e.m.E. hound, ME. houne, hune, a mast-head cheek or a hole through such a cheek in which runs a tie for hoisting the yard, ON. húnn: here attrib. with top-mast. Cf. the cognate Hune, f. the F.) —1598 Melvill Spirituall Propine 144.
The ship made snog; sheates smyttes and ties all fast, Weill tramag'd hou[n]d top masts
