deerhound
deerhound · deerhounds
A dog, rather like a large greyhound, originally bred in Scotland for hunting deerA dog, rather like a large greyhound, originally bred in Scotland for hunting deer
Meaning
1 sensesA dog, rather like a large greyhound, originally bred in Scotland for hunting deer
very large and tall rough-coated dog bred for hunting deer; known as the royal dog of Scotland
Origin
From Middle English *deerhound, *deerehund, from Old English *dēorhund (attested in hēahdēFrom Middle English *deerhound, *deerehund, from Old English *dēorhund (attested in hēahdēorhund (“stag-hound, deer-hound, a dog for hunting great game”)), equivalent to deer + hound.
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Forms
plural: deerhounds| Singular | deerhound |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- very large and tall rough-coated dog bred for hunting deer; known as the royal dog of Scotland:Scottish deerhound