greyhound

or gray·hound

[ grey-hound ]

noun

1. one of a breed of tall, slender, short-haired dogs, noted for its keen sight and swiftness.
2. a swift ship, especially a fast ocean liner.

greyhound

/ ˈɡreɪˌhaʊnd /

noun

1. a tall slender fast-moving dog of an ancient breed originally used for coursing

Word History and Origins

Origin of greyhound¹

before 1000; Middle English greihund, grehund, grihund, Old English grīghund < Old Norse greyhundr; compare Old Norse grey bitch; hound ¹

Example Sentences

Sure enough, on the first visit, the dishes sprang from the kitchen like greyhounds out of the gate.

From Washington Post

For example sight hounds, such as salukis and greyhounds, are primarily bred for hunting or racing, so are generally more difficult to train.

From Popular-Science

Our father did not want us getting too used to privilege and we were to return unescorted aboard via Greyhound.

From The Daily Beast

Lewis and fellow civil rights activists were beaten by a mob after arriving at Montgomery's Greyhound station in May 1961.

From The Daily Beast

An inkling of the mindset of the Stabber was found etched on the bathroom wall of a Greyhound bus station.

From The Daily Beast

At 13, two friends and I convinced our parents to let us to take a Greyhound bus to Louisville to visit my aunts and uncles.

From The Daily Beast

His presidential campaign did not immediately return a request for comment on his greyhound racing stance as governor.

From The Daily Beast

Soon he begins to trot, and, when he thinks himself out of sight, bounds off like a greyhound.

From Project Gutenberg

She ain't all greyhound; but the best man as ever I knew always said there never was a prick-eared one a bad 'un.

From Project Gutenberg

The little page who answered the door held in leash an Arab greyhound larger than himself.

From Project Gutenberg

Thence to the Greyhound in Fleet Street, and there drank some raspberry sack and eat some sasages, and so home very merry.

From Project Gutenberg

Maugiron was playing with Narcissus, the large greyhound, and Quelus was sitting near.

From Project Gutenberg