Hound
Set on
Set on verb - To take sudden, violent action against.
Both terms in one sentence
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In A Princess of Mars, John Carter explicitly treats the guard animal set on him like a hound, to win it over.
Source: All Animals Are Dogs -
The Hound is set on the trail by the smell of Sir Henry's boot, and understandably mistakes Seldon for its real target because of the clothes' odor.
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