hound dog

[ hound-dawg, dog ]

noun

Hound Dog, Military. a jet-propelled air-to-ground missile designed to be launched from B-52 aircraft and having nuclear capability.

Origin of hound dog

An Americanism dating back to 1640–50

There isn't much left of me but hound dog, but even a hound dog will bite if you kick him hard enough.
The Wreckers | Francis Lynde
It was the voice of a hound dog—not so awful loud, but clear and mellow and tuneful, and carried to us on the wind.
Danny's Own Story | Don Marquis
The hound-dog came up and sat down to kick a patch of flea-invaded territory which lay behind his left ear.
Ralestone Luck | Andre Norton
Suddenly a big hound dog that had crept up behind a near-by wagon roared his challenge and rushed the cat.
We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run | James Arthur Kjelgaard
In fifty years breeding from the best, these dogs are all that are needed in a hound dog.
Hunting Dogs | Oliver Hartley

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