Irish wolfhound
Americannoun
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Irish wolfhounds
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Irish wolfhound
First recorded in 1660–70
Example Sentences
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Catherine, dressed in a bottle-green and percher hat, presented the traditional sprigs of shamrock to officers, guardsmen and mascot Seamus, the Irish wolfhound, at the regiment's annual parade at Wellington Barracks.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2025
The team also has funding from foundations, tech entrepreneurs and small donors such as the Irish wolfhound Association of New England.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2022
Remembering Jerry The couple left their three-day wedding celebration in Mexico a day early, after receiving word that their 12-year-old Irish wolfhound, Jerry, who was suffering from cancer, was taken to an emergency room.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2021
Diana Lonergan, an estate manager, walked a whippet and an Irish wolfhound along the narrow path between a marsh and the Bay on a warm winter morning.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 10, 2020
The Irish wolfhound is now very scarce, and a genuine specimen is a valued and highly coveted possession.
From The Glories of Ireland by P. J. Lennox
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