bluetick
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bluetick
Example Sentences
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“Kinda like my old bluetick hound, I like to lay around in the shade,” he sang, “and I ain’t got no money but I damn sure got it made.”
From Washington Post • Jul. 6, 2020
Both Harrison and Banks dote on their dog, a self-possessed bluetick coonhound.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 15, 2014
This will mark the first time at Madison Square Garden for Icelandic sheepdogs, redbone coonhounds, Leonbergers, Boykin spaniels, cane corsos and bluetick coonhounds.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2011
Six new breeds are making their debuts — Icelandic sheepdogs, redbone coonhounds, Leonbergers, Boykin spaniels, cane corsos and bluetick coonhounds.
From Newsweek • Feb. 14, 2011
I even coaxed Rowdy, my old bluetick hound, into helping me with this monkey trouble.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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