Meaning

2 senses
  1. Norwegian Elkhound, a breed of dog from Norway for hunting elk (US: moose).

    breed of compact medium-sized dog with a heavy grey coat developed in Norway for hunting elk

  2. Any Scandinavian breed of dog bred to hunt elk (US: moose).

    Hällefors Elkhound

    Swedish Elkhound

Origin

From elk + hound.

From elk + hound.

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Forms

plural: elkhounds
Singularelkhound
Pluralelkhounds

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • breed of compact medium-sized dog with a heavy grey coat developed in Norway for hunting elk:Norwegian elkhound

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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