grayhound

[ grey-hound ]

/ ˈgreɪˌhaʊnd /

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noun

a variant of greyhound.

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Words nearby grayhound

gray fox, Gray Friar, gray goods, gray hat, gray-headed, grayhound, gray iron, grayish, gray jay, Gray Lady, graylag

How to use grayhound in a sentence

I did so; and as he listened, I saw a tear fall on the beautiful head of the grayhound, whom he bent over to caress.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. VII, December 1850, Vol. II|Various
It proved to be an "ocean grayhound," and Captain Brown coming up, let them look at it through his glass.
Story of Chester Lawrence|Nephi Anderson
In the same field, the cow eats grass; the grayhound hunts the hare; and the stork helps himself to the frogs.
Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks|William Elliot Griffis
I was so vexed, so distressed, because it was almost sunset and the boar seemed to be going strongly and faster than a grayhound.
The Danger Mark|Robert W. Chambers

It is that house which has the old cross just before it, as you turn down between the church and the Grayhound.
The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales|Hannah More