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bluetick

American  
[bloo-tik] / ˈbluˌtɪk /

noun

  1. an American hound having a usually black, tan, and white coat flecked or mottled with black, used in hunting foxes and raccoons.


Etymology

Origin of bluetick

blue + tick 1


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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

Six breeds are newcomers, including Icelandic sheepdogs, redbone coonhounds, Leonbergers, Boykin spaniels, cane corsos and bluetick coonhounds.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 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

He had no doubt been out courting Matilda, Mr. Gates’s bluetick hound, she of the unique yodeling cry that could be heard all over town.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

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