A medium-to-large hunting dog bred specifically to track and chase foxes with keen scent-tracking ability.
From 'fox' plus 'hound,' a compound breed name describing the dog's purpose—tracking foxes—dating to medieval hunting traditions.
Foxhounds were the status symbol of English gentry for 300 years—owning a pack meant you owned land and leisure time to hunt, so the dog itself became a symbol of aristocracy and old-money wealth.
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