To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.
That which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals; odor; smell; as, the scent of an orange, or of a rose; the scent of musk.
Specifically, the odor left by an animal on the ground in passing over it; as, dogs find or lose the scent; hence, course of pursuit; track of discovery.
The power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of nice scent; to divert the scent.
The smell of the fox, and the physical and chemical phenomena by which the smell is transferred from the fox's footprint to the hound's nose. Scent can be good or bad, meaning easy or difficult to follow. The science of "scent" is constantly debated and generally not well understood. There are some broadly agreed upon determinants of scent including humidity (high humidity is favored), temperature (cool temperatures are favored), and moisture content of the ground (scent does not hold well if the ground is excessively dry).
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced
any property detected by the olfactory system
cause to smell or be smelly
apply perfume to; "She perfumes herself every day"
The smell of the fox, and the physical and chemical phenomena by which the smell gets from the fox's footprints to the hounds nose. Scent can be good or bad, meaning easy or difficult to follow. It depends in general on the weather – dry, hot weather leaving less scent.
The smell given off by the hunted animal.
The odor left by an animal or bird on the trail (ground-scent) or wafted through the air (air-borne scent).
