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.

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Etymology

Origin of bluetick

blue + tick ¹

Example Sentences

“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

That was his way of telling every living thing in those Cherokee bottoms to look out, for a mighty hunter and a bluetick hound were on the prowl.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls