hound dog

[ hound dawg, dog ]

noun

1. Chiefly Southern U.S. Dialect. hound ¹( def 1 ).
2. Slang. hound ¹( def 3 ).
3. Hound Dog, Military. a jet-propelled air-to-ground missile designed to be launched from B-52 aircraft and having nuclear capability.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hound dog¹

An Americanism dating back to 1640–50

Example Sentences

There isn't much left of me but hound dog, but even a hound dog will bite if you kick him hard enough.

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It was the voice of a hound dog—not so awful loud, but clear and mellow and tuneful, and carried to us on the wind.

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The hound-dog came up and sat down to kick a patch of flea-invaded territory which lay behind his left ear.

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Suddenly a big hound dog that had crept up behind a near-by wagon roared his challenge and rushed the cat.

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In fifty years breeding from the best, these dogs are all that are needed in a hound dog.

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