Staghound

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of several dogs, such as a deerhound, formerly used in hunting stags and other large game.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any of several large dogs once bred to hunt stags.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A large and powerful hound formerly used in hunting the stag, the wolf, and other large animals. The breed is nearly extinct.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A hunting-dog able to overtake and cope with a stag.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a large heavy hound formerly used in hunting stags and other large game; similar to but larger than a foxhound
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hound dog    hound   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    deerhound   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bedmate    deerhound    pacer    Juno    foxhound