Etymology
Origin of hound dog
An Americanism dating back to 1640–50
Example Sentences
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Steve is the sensible, sensitive mate who evens us out as opposed to the kicked hound dog who waits by the door for his mistress.
From Salon • Jul. 23, 2023
I imagined needing a pickup to handle dirt roads and haul lumber, getting a big hound dog and taking up fly-fishing.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2023
Ten years of my beloved late hound dog are captured there.
From Slate • Jan. 17, 2023
Somebody who ain't nothin' but a hound dog has made off with an Elvis Presley bust from a Central Illinois saloon.
From Fox News • Oct. 28, 2021
Just then the deep voice of a hound dog rang out over the depot platform.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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