GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS, 

 AS APPLIED TO THE HOUND 



Apple-headed. Skull round instead of flat 

 on top. 



Beefy. Big, beefy hindquarters. 



Blaze. A white mark up the face. 



Brush. The hair on tail of a hound. 



Cat-foot. A short, round foot, with the 

 knuckles high and well developed; like a cat's, 

 short, round, and compact. 



Chaps or Chops. The pendulous lips. 



Character. The combination of points 

 contributing to the whole make-up and giving 

 to a hound that which is desired in his par- 

 ticular variety. 



Cloddy or Cobby. Thick-set, short-coupled, 

 and low in stature. 



Couplings. The length or space between 

 the tops of the shoulder-blades and tops of the 

 hip-joints, or buckle-bones. A hound is accord- 

 ingly spoken of as long or short " in the coup- 

 lings." 



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