hellhound
Americannoun
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a mythical watchdog of hell.
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a fiendish person.
noun
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a hound of hell
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a fiend
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of hellhound
before 900; Middle English, Old English helle hund; see hell, hound 1
Example Sentences
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Cerberus, the guard of the underworld, is featured with Hercules, a reference to the heroic demigod’s 12th and final labor which involved capturing the hellhound.
From Washington Times • Oct. 10, 2023
Temperatures on the continent soared past 40C, with forecasters calling on Greek Mythology to coin one heatwave Cerberus, a three-headed hellhound that guards the gates of the underworld.
From BBC • Sep. 1, 2023
Beneath it, one sharp-fanged, evil-looking hellhound opens its jaws.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2020
With its large-thighed satyr named Torgo and its oddly chipper-looking hellhound, this 1966 howler has long been a favorite of the cinematic cutups of “Mystery Science Theater 3000” and other devotees of bad movies.
From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2015
Demigods and monsters alike turned and gawked as Percy bounded forward on his hellhound.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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