| Drag: | A laid scent line |
| Line: | Hunting route between checks |
| Check: | Rest period between lines |
| Cry: | The calls made by the Hounds during hunting |
| Unentered: | A Hound in its first year of hunting |
| The Field: | The mounted followers |
| Hound: | The correct name for a hunting dog |
| Hunting Heel: | Hounds following the scent the wrong way |
| Feathering: | Hounds looking for the scent |
| Hold Hard: | Stop |
| Music: | The sound of the hounds on the scent |
| Ware Hound: | Literally “Beware of the hound” |
| Whipper-In: | Person(s) who assist and ride with the Huntsman |
| Huntsman: | Person who hunts the Hounds |
| Field Master: | Person who leads and controls the Field |
| Master: | Senior officer of the Hunt |
| Hunt Servant: | Person(s) assisting with the Hunt |
| Bye Day: | Pre-season hunt when young hounds are entered and it is essential that riders are particularly careful around the hounds |
