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hound dog
[ hound-dawg, dog ]
/ ˈhaʊnd ˌdɔg, ˌdɒg /
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noun
Chiefly Southern U.S. Dialect. hound1 (def. 1).
Slang. hound1 (def. 3).
(initial capital letters)Military. a jet-propelled air-to-ground missile designed to be launched from B-52 aircraft and having nuclear capability.
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Origin of hound dog
An Americanism dating back to 1640–50
Words nearby hound dog
Houghton-le-Spring, houhere, Houma, hoummos, hound, hound dog, houndfish, hounding, hound's-tongue, hound's tooth, hound's-tooth check
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