buckhound

American

[buhk-hound] / ˈbʌkˌhaʊnd /

noun

a hound trained to hunt bucks and other game.

buckhound British

/ ˈbʌkˌhaʊnd /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of buckhound

First recorded in 1520–30; buck ¹ + hound ¹

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