deerhound

[ deer-hound ]

noun

1. Scottish deerhound.

deerhound

/ ˈdɪəˌhaʊnd /

noun

1. a very large rough-coated breed of dog of the greyhound type

Word History and Origins

Origin of deerhound¹

First recorded in 1805–15; deer + hound ¹

Example Sentences

A tall young woman swept by them, leading a beautiful English deerhound on a long silver chain.

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One English yacht, the "Deerhound," with her owner's family aboard, hung close to the combatants during the fight.

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Capt. Semmes was picked up by a boat from the yacht "Deerhound," and was carried in that craft to England away from capture.

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He fumed on the shore like a deerhound when the stag has taken to the sea.

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It included two greyhounds, a rough-coated deerhound, a foxhound, and the fawn-colored crossbred mentioned above.

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