noun
Etymology
Origin of coonhound
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Other top claims included $46,900 for a vomiting black and tan coonhound, and $43,389 to treat a French bulldog with a corneal ulcer.
From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2024
Born Jan. 1, 2008, of a coonhound mother and a chocolate Lab father, she had a dozen siblings.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2022
"Lou is a black and tan coonhound, and all of them should have ears that extend at least to the tip of their nose," Paige, a veterinary technician, explained.
From Fox News • Sep. 27, 2021
I hitched my black-and-tan coonhound, Luke, to my sled and we went through heavy snow for miles to a store, which was the only way I could get there.
From The Guardian • Dec. 22, 2016
He had followed the trail to my aunt’s door like a coonhound on the hunt.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
