buckhound

[ buhk-hound ]

/ ˈbʌkˌhaʊnd /

noun

a hound trained to hunt bucks and other game.

Nearby words

bucketful, buckeye, buckeye state, buckfast, buckhorn, buckhound, buckie, buckingham, buckingham palace, buckinghamshire, buckish

Origin of buckhound

First recorded in 1520–30; buck¹ + hound¹

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Examples from the Web for buckhound

I attribute the extraordinary sagacity of the buckhound to the manner in which he is treated.
Dog Breaking|William Nelson Hutchinson

British Dictionary definitions for buckhound

buckhound

/ (ˈbʌkˌhaʊnd) /

noun

a hound, smaller than a staghound, used for hunting the smaller breeds of deer, esp fallow deer

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