hound dog
hound dog · hound dogs
Any hound, especially the bloodhoundAny hound, especially the bloodhound.
» Basset hounds are gentle dogs.
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2 senses(Southern US, dialectal)Any hound, especially the bloodhound.
(slang)A promiscuous man.
More definitions
- any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
Examples
1 sentencesBasset hounds are gentle dogs.
Forms
plural: hound dogs| Singular | hound dog |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears:hound
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedhound-dog
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.