What you should know: 1  Only one person from each professional specialty is permitted to join a chapter of BNI. 2  All participants should represent their primary occupation, not a part-time business. 3  Attendance is critical. 4  If you cannot attend a meeting, you may send a substitute. 5  This will not count as an absence.
Definition of hound for English Language Learners. : 1  a dog; especially : a type of dog that has a very good sense of smell and is trained to hunt. : 2  a person who is very determined to get something especially for a collection : a very enthusiastic collector.
A hound is a type of dog with big floppy ears, mainly used for hunting. To hound someone is to relentlessly pursue or pester them. When Elvis sings, âYou ainât nothing but a hound dog,â heâs referring to both. Hounds are dogs that have traditionally been used for hunting because they are excellent at tracking. Most hounds (like beagles and dachshunds) have drooping, floppy ears. Hounds can also be big and scary like the one Sherlock Holmes investigates in The Hound of the Baskervilles.