staghound

[ stag-hound ]

noun

1. a hound trained to hunt stags and other large animals.

staghound

/ ˈstæɡˌhaʊnd /

noun

1. a breed of hound similar in appearance to the foxhound but larger. It is bred for stag hunting

Word History and Origins

Origin of staghound¹

First recorded in 1700–10; stag + hound ¹

Example Sentences

In her hand she carried a man's walking-stick, and by her side stalked a great black staghound.

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She pulled off her heavy gloves and gave them, with the stick, to the staghound, which walked gravely away at once.

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Then the staghound sprang up, snarling, his fangs bared, and the hair along his back bristling.

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I thought I knew the bay, and could have sworn that the animal was a staghound, and a full-blooded brute at that.

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It was fortunate for him that Mr Ross had some young dogs with a large strain of the Scottish staghound in them.

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