Deerhound

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A dog of an old breed developed in Scotland, related to and resembling the greyhound but taller and larger and having a wiry coat. It was originally bred for hunting deer. Also called Scottish deerhound.
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  • n. a dog, rather like a large greyhound, originally bred in Scotland for hunting deer
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One of a large and fleet breed of hounds used in hunting deer; a staghound.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A hound for hunting deer; a stag-hound.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. very large and tall rough-coated dog bred for hunting deer; known as the royal dog of Scotland
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hound dog    hound   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    staghound   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    staghound    grayhound    govenor    lurcher    parimutuel   
     
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