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Stern. — The tail of a hound. 



Stickle. — Formed by the Field standing leg to leg 

 across a shallow to keep the hunted Otter from 

 passing to unhuntable water above or below. 



Sticky. — (i) Said of a stream with a muddy bottom ; 

 (2) of a bitch-Otter which hangs about the 

 hides and hovers on the same stretch of water 

 for a length of time, usually a sign that there 

 are cubs near by. 



Stoop. — Hounds stoop to the drag when they put 

 their noses to the ground. 



Stroke. — When hounds carry the drag at racing 

 speed or full-cry across a bend or on a double 

 it is said to be a good stroke. 



Tail. — To catch the Otter dexterously by the rudder 

 as he forces a stickle or crosses a shallow. 

 Not countenanced in some hunts, but some- 

 times necessary in order to terminate a hunt 

 in very cold water or late in the day. 



Tally.— To shout ''Tally-ho!" when an Otter 

 is '' gazed " or viewed swimming or venting. 



Trail. — Same as Drag (q.v.). 



Top-stickle. — See Stickle. 



Trophies. — The rudder, mask, and pads, when cut 

 off, are the '' trophies." 



Un-kennel. — To dislodge the Otter from his 

 couch. 



Up-water. — The cry used on a drag when it is 



