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Irish wolfhound

American  

noun

  • Irish wolfhounds
    plural
  1. one of an Irish breed of large, tall dogs having a rough, wiry coat ranging in color from white to brindle to black.


Irish wolfhound British  

noun

  1. a very large breed of hound with a rough thick coat

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of Irish wolfhound

First recorded in 1660–70


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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

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

Collies and sheepdogs and Yorkies and lots of goldens — we just met an Irish wolfhound; where has she been hiding?

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2020

Here are a selection of their answers: "My family's wonderful late Irish wolfhound, Xavier, lived to one day shy of his 13th birthday," says Christopher Katz-Summercorn, from north-west London.

From BBC ● May 26, 2013

But it is worse to find at one's front door a vision of vengeance and destruction in the shape of a giant Irish wolfhound whose kill one has purloined.

From Jan A Dog and a Romance by Norman Rockwell

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